1-2. But not so with Jacob. God will have compassion on Jacob. Once again he’ll choose Israel. He’ll establish them in their own country. Outsiders will be attracted and throw their lot in with Jacob. The nations among whom they lived will actually escort them back home, and then Israel will pay them back by making slaves of them, men and women alike, possessing them as slaves in God’s country, capturing those who had captured them, ruling over those who had abused them.
11. This is where your pomp and fine music led you, Babylon,to your underworld private chambers,A king-size mattress of maggots for reposeand a quilt of crawling worms for warmth.
12. What a comedown this, O Babylon!Daystar! Son of Dawn!Flat on your face in the underworld mud,you, famous for flattening nations!
13-14. You said to yourself,“I’ll climb to heaven.I’ll set my throneover the stars of God.I’ll run the assembly of angelsthat meets on sacred Mount Zaphon.I’ll climb to the top of the clouds.I’ll take over as King of the Universe!”