11. The Lord says, “I will punish the world for its eviland wicked people for their sins.I will cause proud people to lose their pride,and I will destroy the pride of those who are cruel to others.
12. People will be harder to find than pure gold;there will be fewer people than there is fine gold in Ophir.
13. I will make the sky shake,and the earth will be moved from its placeby the anger of the Lord All-Powerfulat the time of his burning anger.
14. “Then the people from Babylon will run away like hunted deeror like sheep who have no shepherd.Everyone will turn back to his own people;each will run back to his own land.
15. Everyone who is captured will be killed;everyone who is caught will be killed with a sword.
16. Their little children will be beaten to death in front of them.Their houses will be robbedand their wives raped.
17. “Look, I will cause the armies of Media to attack Babylon.They do not care about silveror delight in gold.
18. Their soldiers will shoot the young men with arrows;they will show no mercy on children,nor will they feel sorry for little ones.