The fordsalso have been seized,And they have burnedthe marsheswith fire,And the menof warare terrified.
"[It is I] who saysto the depthof the sea,'Be driedup!' And I will makeyour riversdry.
"Behold,they have becomelike stubble,Fireburnsthem; They cannotdeliverthemselvesfrom the powerof the flame;Therewill be nocoalto warmby [Nor] a fireto sitbefore!
The mightymenof Babylonhave ceasedfighting,They stayin the strongholds;Their strengthis exhausted,They are becoming[like] women;Their dwellingplacesare seton fire,The barsof her [gates] are broken.
One courierrunsto meetanother,And one messengerto meetanother,To tellthe kingof BabylonThat his cityhas been capturedfrom end[to end];
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel:"The daughterof Babylonis like a threshingfloorAt the timeit is stampedfirm;Yetin a littlewhilethe timeof harvestwill comefor her."
Then the citywas brokeninto, and allthe menof warfledand wentforthfrom the cityat nightby wayof the gatebetweenthe two wallswhich[was] by the king'sgarden,though the Chaldeanswere allaroundthe city.And they wentby wayof the Arabah.
