55. For the Lord is going to devastate Babylon;He will silence her mighty voice.Their waves roar like abundant waters;the tumult of their voice resounds,
56. for a destroyer is coming against her,against Babylon.Her warriors will be captured,their bows shattered,for the Lord is a God of retribution;He will certainly repay.
57. I will make her princes and sages drunk,along with her governors, officials, and warriors.Then they will fall asleep foreverand never wake up. This is the King’s declaration;Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
58. This is what Yahweh of Hosts says:Babylon’s thick walls will be totally demolished, and her high gates consumed by fire.The peoples will have labored for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves only to feed the fire.