Jeremiah 51:52-54

New International Reader's Version

⁵² “But the days are coming,” announces the Lord.
    “At that time I will punish the gods of Babylon.
And all through its land
    wounded people will groan.
⁵³ What if Babylon reached all the way to the heavens?
    What if it made its high walls even stronger?
    I would still send destroyers against it,”
    announces the Lord.

⁵⁴ “The noise of people screaming comes from Babylon.
    A terrible sound comes from its land.
    It is the sound of a mighty city being destroyed.