⁵⁶ A destroyer^(A) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.^(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay^(C) in full.

³⁵ It is mine to avenge;^(A) I will repay.^(B)
    In due time their foot will slip;^(C)
their day of disaster is near
    and their doom rushes upon them.^(D)”

¹⁹ It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’^(A)
    Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!^(B)

²⁹ “Summon archers against Babylon,
    all those who draw the bow.^(A)
Encamp all around her;
    let no one escape.^(B)
Repay^(C) her for her deeds;^(D)
    do to her as she has done.
For she has defied^(E) the Lord,
    the Holy One^(F) of Israel.

⁶⁴ Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,
    for what their hands have done.^(A)