Let them fall slain in the land of Babylonia, mortally wounded in the streets of her cities.

Babylonia will be plundered. Those who plunder it will take all they want,” says the Lord.

Cries of anguish will come from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.

Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans, while his father Terah was still alive.

The whole Babylonian army that came with the captain of the royal guard tore down the walls that surrounded Jerusalem.

The Lord spoke concerning Babylon and the land of Babylonia through the prophet Jeremiah.

“People of Judah, get out of Babylon quickly! Leave the land of Babylonia! Be the first to depart! Be like the male goats that lead the herd.

“Destructive forces will come against the Babylonians,” says the Lord. “They will come against the people who inhabit Babylonia, against her leaders and her men of wisdom.

But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red,

In the first year of Darius son of Ahasuerus, who was of Median descent and who had been appointed king over the Babylonian empire –

The Lord said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him.

Then all the people, from the youngest to the oldest, as well as the army officers, left for Egypt, because they were afraid of what the Babylonians might do.

“You are the LORD God who chose Abram and brought him forth from Ur of the Chaldeans. You changed his name to Abraham.

Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.

Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity! The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers, demolished its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.

“Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’

All of you, gather together and listen! Who among them announced these things? The Lord’s ally will carry out his desire against Babylon; he will exert his power against the Babylonians.

I have opened up the place where my weapons are stored. I have brought out the weapons for carrying out my wrath. For I, the Lord God who rules over all, have work to carry out in the land of Babylonia.

“But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans,” says the Lord.