Jeremiah 51:22–28

²²with you I shatter man and woman,

with you I shatter old man and youth,

with you I shatter young man and young woman,^a

²³with you I shatter shepherd and flock,

with you I shatter farmer and oxen,

with you I shatter governors and officials.^b

²⁴“Before your eyes I will repay^c Babylon^d and all who live in Babylonia^e for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

²⁵“I am against^e you, you destroying mountain,

you who destroy the whole earth,”^f

declares the Lord.

“I will stretch out my hand^g against you,

roll you off the cliffs,

and make you a burned-out mountain.^h

²⁶No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,

nor any stone for a foundation,

for you will be desolateⁱ forever,”

declares the Lord.

²⁷“Lift up a banner^j in the land!

Blow the trumpet among the nations!

Prepare the nations for battle against her;

summon against her these kingdoms:^k

Ararat,^l Minni and Ashkenaz.^m

Appoint a commander against her;

send up horses like a swarm of locusts.ⁿ

²⁸Prepare the nations for battle against her—

the kings of the Medes,^o

their governors and all their officials,

and all the countries they rule.^p