“Go, post a lookout^(A)
    and have him report what he sees.
⁷ When he sees chariots^(B)
    with teams of horses,
riders on donkeys
    or riders on camels,^(C)
let him be alert,
    fully alert.”

“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;
    every night I stay at my post.
⁹ Look, here comes a man in a chariot^(E)
    with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
    ‘Babylon^(F) has fallen,^(G) has fallen!
All the images of its gods^(H)
    lie shattered^(I) on the ground!’”

¹² Lift up a banner^(A) against the walls of Babylon!
    Reinforce the guard,
station the watchmen,^(B)
    prepare an ambush!^(C)
The Lord will carry out his purpose,^(D)
    his decree against the people of Babylon.