14. Like a frightened gazelleor a sheep with no shepherd,each will turn toward home,each will run to his homeland.
15. Everyone who is caught will be stabbed;everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
16. Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes;their houses will be lootedand their wives raped.
17. Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them;they are not concerned about silver,nor are they interested in gold.
18. Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons;they have no compassion on a person’s offspring,they will not look with pity on children.
19. Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms,the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride,will be destroyed by Godjust as Sodom and Gomorrah were.