¹⁹ Babylon,^(A) the jewel of kingdoms,^(B)
    the pride and glory^(C) of the Babylonians,^[a]
will be overthrown^(D) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.^(E)

¹¹ “Because you rejoice and are glad,
    you who pillage my inheritance,^(A)
because you frolic like a heifer^(B) threshing grain
    and neigh like stallions,

³¹ “See, I am against^(A) you, you arrogant one,”
    declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
“for your day^(B) has come,
    the time for you to be punished.

² “Announce and proclaim^(A) among the nations,
    lift up a banner^(B) and proclaim it;
    keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;^(C)
    Bel^(D) will be put to shame,^(E)
    Marduk^(F) filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
    and her idols^(G) filled with terror.’

³⁸ A drought on^[a] her waters!^(A)
    They will dry^(B) up.
For it is a land of idols,^(C)
    idols that will go mad with terror.