1. The word the Lord spoke against Babylon, against the land of the Chaldeans, through Jeremiah the prophet:
2. Proclaim this among the nations, announce it!Announce it, do not hide it, but say:Babylon is captured, Bel put to shame, Marduk terrified;its images are put to shame, its idols shattered.
3. A nation from the north advances against it,making the land desolateSo that no one can live there;human beings and animals have fled.