For the LORDis going to destroyBabylon,And He will make[her] loudnoisevanishfrom her. And their waveswill roarlike manywaters;The tumultof their voicessoundsforth.
"Had it not beenthe LORDwhowas on our side When menroseup againstus,
Thenthe waterswould have engulfedus, The streamwould have sweptoverour soul;
The cordsof deathencompassedme, And the torrentsof ungodlinessterrifiedme.
Who stillsthe roaringof the seas,The roaringof their waves,And the tumultof the peoples.
I have sunkin deepmire,and thereis nofoothold;I have comeinto deepwaters,and a floodoverflowsme.
The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
The nationsrumbleon like the rumblingof manywaters,But He will rebukethem and they will fleefaraway,And be chasedlike chaffin the mountainsbeforethe wind,Or like whirlingdustbeforea gale.
"Sitsilently,and gointo darkness,O daughterof the Chaldeans,For you will nolongerbe calledThe queenof kingdoms.
Moreover, I will takefrom them the voiceof joyand the voiceof gladness,the voiceof the bridegroomand the voiceof the bride,the soundof the millstonesand the lightof the lamp.
"The seahas comeup overBabylon;She has been engulfedwith its tumultuouswaves.
thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I am againstyou, O Tyre,and I will bringup manynationsagainstyou, as the seabringsup its waves.
"There will be signsin sunand moonand stars,and on the earthdismayamong nations,in perplexityat the roaringof the seaand the waves,
And he saidto me, "The waterswhichyou sawwherethe harlotsits,are peoplesand multitudesand nationsand tongues.
