1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son…
2Set up a banner on the bare mountain!…
3I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I…
4The noise of a multitude is in the…
5They come from a far country, from the…
6Wail, for the LORD’s day is at hand!…
7Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s…
8They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will…
9Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel,…
10For the stars of the sky and its…
11I will punish the world for their evil,…
12I will make people more rare than fine…
13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and…
14It will happen that like a hunted gazelle…
15Everyone who is found will be thrust through.…
16Their infants also will be dashed in pieces…
17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against…
18Their bows will dash the young men in…
19Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of…
20It will never be inhabited, neither will it…
21But wild animals of the desert will lie…
22Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals…
