The Lord says,“ I will stir up the spirits of destroyers. They will march out against Babylon and its people.

耶和华如此说：“我必使毁灭的风刮起，攻击巴比伦和住在立加米的人。

耶和华如此说：看哪，我必刮起毁灭的风，攻击巴比伦和住在立加米的人。

耶和华如此说：看哪，我必刮起毁灭的风，攻击巴比伦和住在立加米的人。

耶和华说：“看啊，我要使毁灭的暴风袭击巴比伦和住在立加米的人。

耶和华这样说：“看哪！我必激动毁灭者的心，去攻击巴比伦和住在立加米的人。

耶和華如此說：我必使毀滅的風颳起，攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人。

耶和華如此說：看哪，我必颳起毀滅的風，攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人。

耶和華如此說：看哪，我必颳起毀滅的風，攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人。

耶和華說：「看啊，我要使毀滅的暴風襲擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人。

耶和華這樣說：“看哪！我必激動毀滅者的心，去攻擊巴比倫和住在立加米的人。

永恆主這麼說：『看吧，我必激動毁滅者的心去攻擊巴比倫和住在迦勒底的人。

耶和華曰、我必起肅殺之風、以擊巴比倫、及立加米居民、

耶和華曰、我使狂風、攻擊巴比倫、以及違予之人、

主如是云、我必使損害之狂風、擊巴比倫、及居其中逆我之人、

This is what the Lord says:“ See, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Leb Kamai.

Thus says the Lord:“ Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai,

This is what the Lord says:“ I will stir up a destroyer against Babylon and the people of Babylonia.

This is what the LORD says: I am about to rouse the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon and against the population of Leb-qamai.

This is what the Lord says:“ Behold, I am going to stir up The spirit of a destroyer against Babylon And against the inhabitants of Leb kamai.

Thus says the Lord:“ Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, Against those who dwell in Leb Kamai, A destroying wind.

Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in Leb- kamai, a destroying wind.

This is what the Lord says: I am about to stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the population of Leb-qamai.

Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind;

The LORD says,“ I will cause a destructive wind to blow against Babylon and the people who inhabit Babylonia.

Yahweh says:“ Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.

At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be warned. They will be told,“ A hot and dry wind is coming, my people. It is blowing toward you from the bare hilltops in the desert. But it does not separate straw from grain.It is much too strong for that. The wind is coming from me. I am making my decision against you.”

Even though they are doing well among the other tribes, trouble will come to them. I will send a hot and dry wind from the east. It will blow in from the desert. Their springs will not have any water. Their wells will dry up. All their treasures will be taken out of their storerooms.

When someone blows a trumpet in a city, don’t the people tremble with fear? When trouble comes to a city, hasn’t the Lord caused it?

He fell to the ground. He heard a voice speak to him,“ Saul! Saul! Why are you opposing me?”

The Lord has commanded the soldiers he prepared for battle. He has sent for them to carry out his anger against Babylon. They will be happy when he wins the battle for them.Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains. It sounds like a huge crowd. Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms. It sounds like nations gathering together. The Lord who rules over all is bringing an army together for war.They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The Lord and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.

I will stir up great nations that will join forces against Babylon. I will bring them from the land of the north. They will take up their battle positions against Babylon. They will come from the north and capture it. Their arrows will be like skilled soldiers. They will not miss their mark.

The Lord who rules over all says,“ The people of Israel are being treated badly. So are the people of Judah. Those who have captured them are holding them. They refuse to let them go.

I will bring the four winds against Elam. I will bring them from all four directions. I will scatter Elam’s people to the four winds. They will be taken away to every nation on earth.

The Lord rules over all. His angel says to Israel,“ The Glorious One has sent me to punish the nations that have robbed you of everything. That’s because anyone who hurts you hurts those the Lord loves and guards.

“ Enemies of Babylon, attack their land of Merathaim. Make war against those who live in Pekod. Chase them and kill them. Destroy them completely,” announces the Lord.“ Do everything I have commanded you to do.

“ Send for men armed with bows and arrows. Send them against Babylon. Set up camp all around it. Do not let anyone escape. Pay it back for what its people have done. Do to them what they have done to others. They have dared to disobey me. I am the Holy One of Israel.

Babylon, I set a trap for you. And you were caught before you knew it. You were found and captured. That is because you opposed me.

But Nebuchadnezzar became angry. He pulled it up by its roots. He threw it to the ground. The east wind dried it up. Its fruit was stripped off. Its strong branches dried up. And fire destroyed them.

“ All you who shoot arrows, take up your battle positions around Babylon. Shoot at it! Do not spare any arrows! Its people have sinned against me.Shout against them on every side! They are giving up. The towers of the city are falling. Its walls are being pulled down. The Lord is paying back its people. So pay them back yourselves. Do to them what they have done to others.Do not leave anyone in Babylon to plant the fields. Do not leave anyone to harvest the grain. Let each of them return to their own people. Let them run away to their own land. If they don’t, their enemy’s sword will bring them great harm.

Listen! I will send him news from his own country. It will make him want to return home. There I will have him killed by a sword.” ’ ”