⁵ You have rebuked the nations^(A) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name^(B) for ever and ever.

²⁸ May they be blotted out of the book of life^(A)
    and not be listed with the righteous.^(B)

⁷ The name of the righteous^(A) is used in blessings,^[a]
    but the name of the wicked^(B) will rot.^(C)

²² “I will rise up^(A) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name^(B) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,^(C)”
declares the Lord.