39. “And so Babylon will be haunted by demons and evil spirits, and by unclean birds. Never again will people live there, not for all time to come.
40. The same thing will happen to Babylon as happened to Sodom and Gomorrah, when I destroyed them and the nearby towns. No one will ever live there again. I, the Lord, have spoken.
41. “People are coming from a country in the north,a mighty nation far away;many kings are preparing for war.
42. They have taken their bows and swords;they are cruel and merciless.They sound like the roaring sea,as they ride their horses.They are ready for battle against Babylonia.
43. The king of Babylonia hears the news,and his hands hang limp.He is seized by anguish,by pain like a woman in labour.