^{27 Ref} Put all her oxen to the sword; let them go down to death: sorrow is theirs, for their day has come, the time of their punishment.

^{28 Ref} The voice of those who are in flight, who have got away safe from the land of Babylon, to give news in Zion of punishment from the Lord our God, even payment for his Temple.

^{29 Ref} Send for the archers to come together against Babylon, all the bowmen; put up your tents against her on every side; let no one get away: give her the reward of her work; as she has done, so do to her: for she has been uplifted in pride against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

^{30 Ref} For this cause her young men will be falling in her streets, and all her men of war will be cut off in that day, says the Lord.

^{31 Ref} See, I am against you, O pride, says the Lord, the Lord of armies, for your day has come, the time when I will send punishment on you.

^{32 Ref} And pride will go with uncertain steps and have a fall, and there will be no one to come to his help: and I will put a fire in his towns, burning up everything round about him.

^{33 Ref} This is what the Lord of armies has said: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are crushed down together: all those who took them prisoner keep them in a tight grip; they will not let them go.

^{34 Ref} Their saviour is strong; the Lord of armies is his name: he will certainly take up their cause, so that he may give rest to the earth and trouble to the people of Babylon.