Those who see you will stare and wonder, “Is this the man who made the world tremble and shook up kingdoms?
“Just look at them now! Instead of trusting God, they trusted their wealth and their cruelty.”
They will be afraid and say, “Look at what God has done and keep it all in mind.”
But now you are deep in the world of the dead.
Did he capture every city and make earth a desert? Is he the one who refused to let prisoners go home?”
Babylonia was a hammer pounding every country, but now it lies broken. What a shock to the nations of the world!
They were not given a proper burial like the heroes of long ago, who were buried with their swords under their heads and with their shields over their bodies. These were the heroes who made their enemies panic.
I will cover you with rubbish, treat you like trash, and rub you in the dirt.
They make fun of rulers and laugh at fortresses, while building earth mounds so they can capture cities.
Will he keep hauling in his nets and destroying nations without showing mercy?