<p class="poetry">You furiously stomp on the earth,p> <p class="poetry">you angrily trample down the nations.p>

<p class="poetry">Will he then<n id="1" /> continue to fill and empty his throw net?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">Will he always<n id="3" /> destroy<n id="4" /> nations and spare none?<n id="5" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">&#8220;Look at the nations and pay attention!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">You will be shocked and amazed!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">For I will do something in your lifetime<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">that you will not believe even though you are forewarned.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Look, I am about to empower<n id="1" /> the Babylonians,p> <p class="poetry">that ruthless<n id="2" /> and greedy<n id="3" /> nation.p> <p class="poetry">They sweep across the surface<n id="4" /> of the earth,p> <p class="poetry">seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.p>

<p class="poetry">Because you robbed many countries,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">all who are left among the nations<n id="2" /> will rob you.p> <p class="poetry">You have shed human bloodp> <p class="poetry">and committed violent acts against lands, cities,<n id="3" /> and those who live in them.p>

<p class="poetry">He takes his battle position<n id="1" /> and shakes<n id="2" /> the earth;p> <p class="poetry">with a mere look he frightens<n id="3" /> the nations.p> <p class="poetry">The ancient mountains disintegrate;<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">the primeval hills are flattened.p> <p class="poetry">He travels on the ancient roads.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Indeed, wine will betray the proud, restless man!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">His appetite<n id="2" /> is as big as Sheol&#8217;s;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">like death, he is never satisfied.p> <p class="poetry">He gathers<n id="4" /> all the nations;p> <p class="poetry">he seizes<n id="5" /> all peoples.p>