Jeremiah 51:12-14

Easy-to-Read Version

¹² Lift up a flag against the walls of Babylon.
    Bring more guards.
Put the watchmen in their places.
    Get ready for a secret attack.
The Lord will do what he has planned.
    He will do what he said he would do against the people of Babylon.
¹³ Babylon, you live near much water.
    You are rich with treasures, but your end as a nation has come.
    It is time for you to be destroyed.
¹⁴ The Lord All-Powerful used his name to make this promise:
“Babylon, I will fill you with so many enemy soldiers they will be like a cloud of locusts.
    They will win their war against you.
    They will stand over you shouting their victory cry.”