Jeremiah 51:35-39
Jeremiah 51:35
“May the violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon,” The inhabitant of Zion will say; And, “May my blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,” Jerusalem will say.
Jeremiah 51:36
Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to plead your case And take vengeance for you; And I will dry up her sea And make her fountain dry.
Jeremiah 51:37
“Babylon will become a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, An object of horror and hissing, without inhabitants.
Jeremiah 51:38
“They will roar together like young lions, They will growl like lions’ cubs.
Jeremiah 51:39
“When they become heated up, I will serve them their banquet And make them drunk, so that they may rejoice in triumph, And may sleep a perpetual sleep And not wake up,” declares the Lord.