2 Announce to the nations;

proclaim and raise up a signal flag;e

proclaim, and hide nothing.

Say, “Babylon is captured;

Belf is put to shame;

Marduk is terrified.”

Her idols are put to shame;

her false gods, devastated.

3 For a nation from the north will attack her;g

it will make her land desolate.

No one will be living in it—

both people and animals will escape.B,h

4 In those days and at that time—

this is the Lord’s declaration—

the Israelites and Judeans will come together,i

weeping as they come,

and will seek the Lord their God.j

5 They will ask about Zion,

turning their faces to this road.

They will come and join themselvesC to the Lord

in a permanent covenantk that will never be forgotten.