1. “Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust.For your days of sitting on a throne have ended.O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you bethe lovely princess, tender and delicate.
2. Take heavy millstones and grind flour.Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.Expose yourself to public view.
3. You will be naked and burdened with shame.I will take vengeance against you without pity.”
4. Our Redeemer, whose name is the lord of Heaven’s Armies,is the Holy One of Israel.
5. “O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence.Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.
6. For I was angry with my chosen peopleand punished them by letting them fall into your hands.But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy.You oppressed even the elderly.
7. You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’You did not reflect on your actionsor think about their consequences.