33. This is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says:“The people of Israeland Judah both are slaves.The enemy took them as prisoners.And they won’t let them go.
34. But God is strong and will buy them back.His name is the Lord of heaven’s armies.He will defend them with powerso he can give rest to their land.But he will not give rest to those living in Babylon.”
35. The Lord says,“Let a sword kill the people living in Babylon!Let a sword kill its officers and wise men!
36. Let a sword kill its false prophets!They will become fools.Let a sword kill Babylon’s warriors!They will be full of terror.
37. Let a sword kill its horses and chariots.Let a sword kill all the soldiers hired from other countries!They will be like frightened women.Let there be a sword against Babylon’s treasures!They will be taken away.
38. Let there be a sword against its waters!They will be dried up.It is a land of idols.Those idols will go crazy with fear.
39. “Babylon will never be filled with people again.Desert animals and hyenas will live there.Owls will live there.But no people will live there ever again.
40. God completely destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrahand the towns around them,” says the Lord.“In the same way no people will live in Babylon.No man will stay there.