13 That is why I will make the heavens tremble,

And the earth will be shaken out of its place+

At the fury of Jehovah of armies in the day of his burning anger.

19 And Babylon, the most glorious* of kingdoms,+

The beauty and the pride of the Chal·deʹans,+

Will be like Sodʹom and Go·morʹrah when God overthrew them.+

13 Because of the indignation of Jehovah she will not be inhabited;+

She will become utterly desolate.+

Anyone passing by Babylon will stare in horror

And whistle because of all her plagues.+

39 Therefore, the desert creatures will dwell with the howling animals,

And in her the ostriches will dwell.+

She will never again be inhabited,

Nor will she be a place of residence throughout all generations.”+