56. The army has come to destroy Babylon.Her soldiers have been captured,and their bows are broken,because the Lord is a God who punishes people for the evil they do.He gives them the full punishment they deserve.
57. I will make Babylon’s rulers and wise men drunk,and her governors, officers, and soldiers, too.Then they will sleep forever and never wake up,” says the King,whose name is the Lord All-Powerful.
58. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says:“Babylon’s thick wall will be completely pulled downand her high gates burned.The people will work hard, but it won’t help;their work will only become fuel for the flames!”