51 I, the Lord, am sending
    a wind^[a] to destroy
the people of Babylonia^[b]
    and Babylon, its capital.
² Foreign soldiers will come
    from every direction,
and when the disaster is over,
Babylonia will be empty
    and worthless.
³ I will tell these soldiers,
    “Attack quickly,
before the Babylonians
can string their bows
    or put on their armor.^[c]
Kill their best soldiers
    and destroy their army!”