33. Thus says the Lord of hosts:Oppressed are the people of Israel,together with the people of Judah;All their captors hold them fastand refuse to let them go.
34. Strong is their Redeemer,whose name is Lord of hosts,The sure defender of their cause,who gives rest to their land,but unrest to those who live in Babylon.
35. A sword upon the Chaldeans—oracle of the Lord—upon the inhabitants of Babylon, her princes and sages!
36. A sword upon the soothsayers,and they become fools!A sword upon the warriors,and they tremble;
37. A sword upon their motley throng,and they become women!A sword upon their treasures,and they are plundered;
38. A drought upon the waters,and they dry up!For it is a land of idols,soon made frantic by phantoms.
39. Hence, wildcats shall dwell there with hyenas,and ostriches occupy it;Never again shall it be inhabited or settled,from age to age.
40. As happened when God overturned Sodomand Gomorrah and their neighbors—oracle of the Lord—No one shall dwell there,no mortal shall settle there.
41. See, a people comes from the north,a great nation, and mighty kingsrising from the ends of the earth.