"They will falldownslainin the landof the Chaldeans,And piercedthroughin their streets."
Anyonewho is foundwill be thrustthrough,And anyonewho is capturedwill fallby the sword.
"But you have been castout of your tombLike a rejectedbranch,Clothedwith the slainwho are piercedwith a sword,Who godownto the stonesof the pitLike a trampledcorpse.
"Therefore,her youngmenwill fallin her streets,And allthe menof warwill be silencedin that day,"declaresthe LORDof hosts.
"Thereforeher youngmenwill fallin her streets,And allher menof warwill be silencedin that day,"declaresthe LORD.
"A swordagainsttheir horsesand againsttheir chariotsAnd againstallthe foreignerswhoare in the midstof her, And they will becomewomen!A swordagainsther treasures,and they will be plundered!
"ThoughBabylonshould ascendto the heavens,And thoughshe should fortifyher loftystronghold,From Me destroyerswill cometo her," declaresthe LORD.
