the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, ¹  Shoa, ²  and Koa, ³  and all the Assyrians with them, desirable young men, all of them governors and officials, officers and nobles, all of them riding on horses.

“Assyria is there with all her assembly around her grave, ¹  all of them struck down by the sword. ² 

“When they return to it, they will remove from it all its detestable things and all its abominations.

Their rims were high and awesome, ¹  and the rims of all four wheels were full of eyes all around.

She bestowed her sexual favors on them; all of them were the choicest young men of Assyria. She defiled herself with all whom she desired ¹  – with all their idols.

therefore, take note: I am about to gather all your lovers whom you enjoyed, both all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around, and I will expose your nakedness to them, and they will see all your nakedness. ¹ 

On its ruins all the birds of the sky will live, and all the wild animals ¹  will walk ²  on its branches.

All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth, in its shade all the great ¹  nations lived.

All of their hands will hang limp; their knees will be wet with urine. ¹ 

I will turn you around, put hooks into your jaws, and bring you out with all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them fully armed, a great company with shields of different types, ¹  all of them armed with swords.

Yet I will appoint them to keep charge of the temple, all of its service and all that will be done in it.

They will descend from their ships – all who handle the oar, the sailors and all the sea captains – they will stand on the land.

“Pharaoh will see them and be consoled over all his hordes who were killed by the sword, Pharaoh and all his army, declares the sovereign Lord.

I will sprinkle you with pure water ¹  and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.

When they are ashamed of all that they have done, make known to them the design of the temple, its pattern, its exits and entrances, and its whole design – all its statutes, its entire design, and all its laws; write it all down in their sight, so that they may observe its entire design and all its statutes and do them.

Persia, ¹  Ethiopia, and Put ²  are with them, all of them with shields and helmets.

They will wear sackcloth, terror will cover them; shame will be on all their faces, and all of their heads will be shaved bald. ¹ 

The workers of the city from all the tribes of Israel will cultivate it.

“‘After all of your evil – “Woe! Woe to you!” declares the sovereign Lord –

clothed in blue, governors and officials, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding on horses.