Jeremiah 51:53-57
Jeremiah 51:53
“Though Babylon ascends to the heavens, And though she fortifies her lofty stronghold, Destroyers will come from Me to her,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 51:54
The sound of an outcry from Babylon, And of great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans!
Jeremiah 51:55
For the Lord is going to destroy Babylon, And He will make her loud noise vanish from her. And their waves will roar like many waters; The clamor of their voices sounds forth.
Jeremiah 51:56
For the destroyer is coming against her, against Babylon, And her warriors will be captured, Their bows shattered; For the Lord is a God of retribution, He will fully repay.
Jeremiah 51:57
“I will make her leaders and her wise men drunk, Her governors, her officials, and her warriors, So that they will sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake up,” Declares the King, whose name is the Lord of armies.