5. where fishermen can dry their nets along the coast. I promise that you will be robbed
6. and that the people who live in your towns along the coast will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
7. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia is the world's most powerful king, and I will send him to attack you. He will march from the north with a powerful army, including horses and chariots and cavalry troops.
8. First, he will attack your towns along the coast and kill the people who live there. Then he will build earth ramps up to the top of your city walls and set up rows of shields around you.
9. He will command some of his troops to use large wooden poles to beat down your walls, while others use iron rods to knock down your watchtowers.
10. He will have so many horses that the dust they stir up will seem like a thick fog. And as his chariots and cavalry approach, even the walls will shake, especially when he proudly enters your ruined city.
11. His troops will ride through your streets, killing people left and right, and your strong columns will crumble to the ground.