And the Lord will dry up the tongue of the sea of Egypt and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching wind and will split it into seven channels and make a way to cross on foot;
His rock shall pass away in terror, and his officers desert the standard in panic,” says the Lord, whose fire is in Zion and whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
Declare among the nations and proclaim; set up a banner and proclaim; do not conceal it, say: “Babylon is taken; Bel is put to shame; Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame; her idols are dismayed.”
Raise a standard against the walls of Babylon; make the watch strong; post sentinels; prepare the ambushes, for the Lord has both planned and done what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
I am against you, O destroying mountain, says the Lord, that destroys the whole earth; I will stretch out my hand against you and roll you down from the crags and make you a burned-out mountain.
Thus says the Lord of hosts: The broad wall of Babylon shall be leveled to the ground, and her high gates shall be burned with fire. The peoples exhaust themselves for nothing, the nations only for fire, and they have become weary.