19. So Babylon, a jewel among kingdoms,the Chaldeans’ splendor and pride,will be like Sodom and Gomorrah,destroyed by God.
20. No one will ever resettleor live there for generations.No Arab will camp there;no shepherds will rest flocks there.
21. Wildcats will rest there;houses will be filled with owls.Ostriches will live there,and goat demons will dance there.
22. Hyenas will howl in its strongholds,and jackals in its luxurious palaces.Babylon’s time is coming soon;its days won’t drag on.