47. For the time will surely comewhen I will punish the idols of Babylon;her whole land will be disgracedand her slain will all lie fallen within her.
48. Then heaven and earth and all that is in themwill shout for joy over Babylon,for out of the northdestroyers will attack her,’declares the Lord.
49. ‘Babylon must fall because of Israel’s slain,just as the slain in all the earthhave fallen because of Babylon.
50. You who have escaped the sword,leave and do not linger!Remember the Lord in a distant land,and call to mind Jerusalem.’
51. ‘We are disgraced,for we have been insultedand shame covers our faces,because foreigners have enteredthe holy places of the Lord’s house.’
52. ‘But days are coming,’ declares the Lord,‘when I will punish her idols,and throughout her landthe wounded will groan.
53. Even if Babylon ascends to the heavensand fortifies her lofty stronghold,I will send destroyers against her,’declares the Lord.
54. ‘The sound of a cry comes from Babylon,the sound of great destructionfrom the land of the Babylonians.