Jeremiah 51:14-16

Contemporary English Version

¹⁴ I, the Lord All-Powerful,
    swear by my own life
that enemy soldiers
will fill your streets
    like a swarm of locusts.^[a]
They will shout
    and celebrate their victory.

¹⁵ God used his wisdom and power
to create the earth
    and spread out the heavens.
¹⁶ The waters in the heavens roar
    at his command.
He makes clouds appear;
he sends the wind
    from his storehouse
and makes lightning flash
    in the rain.