Jeremiah 51:12-14

International Children’s Bible

¹² Lift up a banner 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 People of 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 of heaven’s armies has promised in his own name:
    ‘Babylon, I will surely fill you with so many enemy soldiers they will be like a swarm of locusts.
    They will stand over you and shout their victory.’