1Dies ist das Wort, das der HERR durch den Propheten Jeremia geredet hat über Babel und das Land der Chaldäer: (Jes 13,1)2Verkündet’s unter den Völkern und lasst’s erschallen, richtet das Banner auf! Lasst’s erschallen und verbergt es nicht und sprecht: Babel ist genommen, Bel ist zuschanden, Merodach[1] ist zerschmettert; ihre Götzen sind zuschanden, ihre Götterbilder sind zerschmettert! (Jes 46,1; Jer 4,5)3Denn es zieht von Norden ein Volk heran gegen sie, das wird ihr Land zur Wüste machen, dass niemand darin wohnen wird, weder Mensch noch Vieh; sie fliehen und laufen davon. (Jer 9,9)
Die Israeliten kehren heim
4In jenen Tagen und zur selben Zeit, spricht der HERR, werden kommen die Leute von Israel samt den Leuten von Juda und weinend einherziehen und den HERRN, ihren Gott, suchen. (Jer 3,18; Jer 31,9)5Sie werden fragen nach dem Wege nach Zion und sich dorthin kehren: »Kommt, wir wollen uns dem HERRN zuwenden zu einem ewigen Bunde, der nimmermehr vergessen werden soll!« (Jer 32,40)6Denn mein Volk war eine verlorne Herde. Ihre Hirten haben sie verführt und auf den Bergen in die Irre gehen lassen, dass sie über Berge und Hügel gegangen sind und ihren Ruheplatz vergaßen. (Jer 23,1)7Es fraßen sie alle, die sie antrafen, und ihre Feinde sprachen: Wir tun nicht unrecht! Denn sie haben sich versündigt an dem HERRN, der rechten Weide, und an dem HERRN, der ihrer Väter Hoffnung war.
Der Kampf der Völker gegen Babel
8Flieht aus Babel und zieht aus der Chaldäer Lande und macht’s wie die Böcke vor der Herde! (Jes 48,20; Jer 51,6)9Denn siehe, ich will Völker in großen Scharen erwecken und aus dem Lande des Nordens gegen Babel heranführen; die sollen sich gegen die Stadt rüsten und sie auch einnehmen. Ihre Pfeile sind wie die eines guten Kriegers, der nicht ohne Beute zurückkehrt.10Und das Chaldäerland soll ein Raub werden; alle, die es berauben, sollen satt werden, spricht der HERR.11Freut euch nur und rühmt, die ihr mein Erbteil geplündert habt, und hüpft wie die Kälber im Grase und wiehert wie die starken Rosse!12Eure Mutter steht in großen Schanden, und die euch geboren hat, ist zum Spott geworden. Siehe, unter den Völkern ist sie die Geringste, wüst, dürr und öde.13Denn vor dem Zorn des HERRN wird sie unbewohnt und ganz wüst bleiben, dass alle, die an Babel vorüberziehen, sich entsetzen werden und spotten über alle ihre Plagen. (Jer 19,8; Jer 49,17; Jer 51,37)14Stellt euch ringsum gegen Babel auf, all ihr Bogenschützen; schießt nach ihr, spart nicht an Pfeilen; denn sie hat wider den HERRN gesündigt.15Erhebt das Kriegsgeschrei ringsum. Sie hat sich ergeben, ihre Pfeiler sind gefallen, ihre Mauern sind abgebrochen; denn so vergilt der HERR. Übt Vergeltung an Babel, tut ihr, wie sie getan hat.16Rottet aus von Babel den Sämann und den Schnitter in der Ernte! Vor dem mörderischen Schwert wird sich jeder zu seinem Volk wenden und in sein Land fliehen. (Jer 46,16)
Israel wird heimgeführt
17Israel ist ein versprengtes Schaf, das die Löwen verscheucht haben. Zuerst fraß es der König von Assyrien, danach nagte seine Knochen ab Nebukadnezar, der König von Babel.18Darum, so spricht der HERR Zebaoth, der Gott Israels: Siehe, ich will heimsuchen den König von Babel und sein Land, gleichwie ich den König von Assyrien heimgesucht habe.19Israel aber will ich wieder heim zu seiner Aue bringen, dass sie auf dem Karmel und in Baschan weiden und sich sättigen sollen auf dem Gebirge Ephraim und Gilead.20Zur selben Zeit und in jenen Tagen wird man die Missetat Israels suchen, spricht der HERR, aber es wird keine da sein, und die Sünden Judas, aber es wird keine gefunden werden; denn ich will sie vergeben denen, die ich übrig bleiben lasse. (Ps 103,3; Jer 31,34; Jer 33,7)
Vergeltung für Babels Übermut
21Zieh heran gegen das Land Meratajim; zieh heran gegen die Einwohner von Pekod[2]; vertilge sie und vollziehe den Bann an ihren Nachkommen, spricht der HERR, und tu alles, was ich dir befohlen habe!22Es ist ein Kriegsgeschrei im Lande und großer Jammer.23Wie ist der Hammer der ganzen Welt zerbrochen und zerschlagen! Wie ist Babel zum Entsetzen geworden unter den Völkern! (Jer 51,20; Jer 51,41)24Du hast dir selbst eine Falle gestellt, Babel, und du hast dich darin gefangen, ehe du dich’s versahst; du bist getroffen und ergriffen, denn du hast den HERRN herausgefordert.25Der HERR hat sein Zeughaus aufgetan und die Waffen seines Zorns hervorgeholt; denn Gott, der HERR Zebaoth, hat etwas auszurichten in der Chaldäer Lande.26Kommt her gegen dies Land von allen Enden, öffnet seine Kornhäuser, werft alles auf einen Haufen und vollzieht den Bann an ihm, dass nichts übrig bleibe!27Tötet alle seine Stiere, führt sie hinab zur Schlachtbank! Weh ihnen, denn ihr Tag ist gekommen, die Zeit ihrer Heimsuchung!28Man hört ein Geschrei der Flüchtigen und derer, die entronnen sind aus dem Lande Babel, dass sie verkünden zu Zion die Vergeltung des HERRN, unseres Gottes, die Vergeltung für seinen Tempel. (Jer 51,11)
Aufgebot gegen Babel
29Ruft Schützen wider Babel, alle, die den Bogen spannen, belagert die Stadt ringsum und lasst keinen davonkommen! Vergeltet ihr, wie sie verdient hat; wie sie getan hat, so tut ihr wieder! Denn sie hat stolz gehandelt wider den HERRN, den Heiligen Israels. (Jer 15,1)30Darum soll ihre junge Mannschaft fallen auf ihren Gassen, und alle ihre Kriegsleute sollen umkommen an jenem Tage, spricht der HERR. (Jer 49,26)31Siehe, du Stolzer, ich will an dich, spricht Gott, der HERR Zebaoth; denn dein Tag ist gekommen, die Zeit deiner Heimsuchung.32Da soll der Stolze stürzen und fallen, dass ihn niemand aufrichte. Ich will an seine Städte Feuer legen; das soll alles, was ringsumher ist, verzehren.33So spricht der HERR Zebaoth: Siehe, die Leute von Israel samt den Leuten von Juda müssen Gewalt und Unrecht leiden; alle, die sie gefangen weggeführt haben, halten sie fest und weigern sich, sie zu entlassen. (2Mo 7,14)34Aber ihr Erlöser ist stark, der heißt HERR Zebaoth; der wird ihre Sache so hinausführen, dass er das Land erbeben und die Einwohner von Babel erzittern lässt.
Über Babel kommt der Feind aus dem Norden
35Das Schwert soll kommen, spricht der HERR, über die Chaldäer und über die Einwohner von Babel und über seine Fürsten und über seine Weisen!36Das Schwert soll kommen über seine Wahrsager, dass sie zu Narren werden; das Schwert soll kommen über seine Starken, dass sie verzagen!37Das Schwert soll kommen über seine Rosse und Wagen und über das ganze Gemenge der Völker in seiner Mitte, dass es zu Weibern wird! Das Schwert soll kommen über seine Schätze, dass sie geplündert werden! (Jer 51,30)38Dürre soll kommen über seine Wasser, dass sie versiegen! Denn es ist ein Götzenland, und angesichts der Schrecken sollen sie toll werden.39Darum sollen Wüstentiere und wilde Hunde darin wohnen und die Strauße, und es soll nimmermehr bewohnt werden und niemand darin hausen für und für. (Jes 13,20)40Gleichwie Gott Sodom und Gomorra samt ihren Nachbarn zerstört hat, spricht der HERR, soll niemand darin wohnen noch ein Mensch darin hausen. (1Mo 19,24; Jer 49,18)41Siehe, es kommt ein Volk von Norden her, ein großes Volk, und viele Könige werden sich aufmachen von den Enden der Erde. (Jer 6,22)42Sie führen Bogen und Schwert; sie sind grausam und ohne Erbarmen; ihr Geschrei ist wie das Brausen des Meeres; sie reiten auf Rossen, gerüstet als Kriegsleute, gegen dich, du Tochter Babel.43Wenn der König von Babel die Kunde von ihnen hört, sinken ihm die Hände; ihm ist angst und weh wie einer Gebärenden.44Siehe, wie ein Löwe heraufkommt aus dem Dickicht des Jordans in die wasserreichen Auen, so will ich sie eilends daraus wegtreiben und den, der erwählt ist, dort einsetzen. Denn wer ist mir gleich, wer will mich meistern und wer ist der Hirte, der mir widerstehen kann? (Jer 4,7; Jer 49,19)45So hört nun den Ratschluss des HERRN, den er über Babel gefasst hat, und seine Gedanken, die er hat über die Einwohner im Lande der Chaldäer! Was gilt’s? Wird man sie nicht fortschleifen mit den geringsten ihrer Schafe, werden ihretwegen nicht ihre Auen veröden?46Und die Erde bebt von dem Ruf: Babel ist genommen!, und sein Wehgeschrei erschallt unter den Völkern.
Jeremia 50
King James Version
1The word that the LORD spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet.2Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast.4In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God.5They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying , Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.6My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.7All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.8Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.9For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.10And Chaldea shall be a spoil: all that spoil her shall be satisfied, saith the LORD.11Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;12Your mother shall be sore confounded; she that bare you shall be ashamed: behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.14Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the LORD.15Shout against her round about: she hath given her hand: her foundations are fallen, her walls are thrown down: for it is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance upon her; as she hath done, do unto her.16Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.17Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.18Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will punish the king of Babylon and his land, as I have punished the king of Assyria.19And I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.20In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.21Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.22A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.23How is the hammer of the whole earth cut asunder and broken! how is Babylon become a desolation among the nations!24I have laid a snare for thee, and thou art also taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware: thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against the LORD.25The LORD hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.26Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.27Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.28The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple.29Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.30Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets, and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD.31Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, saith the Lord GOD of hosts: for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.32And the most proud shall stumble and fall, and none shall raise him up: and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all round about him.33Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together: and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.35A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the LORD, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men .36A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.37A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed.38A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols.39Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there , and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.41Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.42They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.43The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.44Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?45Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Babylon; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them.46At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations.
1The word that the LORD spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet: (Jes 13,1; Jes 21,1; Jer 51,59; Jer 51,60)2“Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her images are put to shame, her idols are dismayed.’ (Jes 21,9; Jes 46,1)3“For out of the north a nation has come up against her, which shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; both man and beast shall flee away. (Ps 135,8; Jer 1,14; Jer 50,13; Jer 51,29; Jer 51,62)4“In those days and in that time, declares the LORD, the people of Israel and the people of Judah shall come together, weeping as they come, and they shall seek the LORD their God. (Esr 8,21; Ps 126,6; Jer 3,18; Jer 31,9; Jer 31,18; Hos 3,5)5They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, ‘Come, let us join ourselves to the LORD in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.’ (Jes 2,3; Jer 31,21; Jer 32,40)6“My people have been lost sheep. Their shepherds have led them astray, turning them away on the mountains. From mountain to hill they have gone. They have forgotten their fold. (Jes 53,6; Jer 50,17; Hes 34,1; Sach 10,2; Mt 18,12; Lk 15,4)7All who found them have devoured them, and their enemies have said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their habitation of righteousness, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’ (Jer 3,1; Jer 14,8; Jer 31,23; Jer 40,2; Jer 50,14)8“Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as male goats before the flock. (Jes 48,20; Jer 51,6; Jer 51,45)9For behold, I am stirring up and bringing against Babylon a gathering of great nations, from the north country. And they shall array themselves against her. From there she shall be taken. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. (Jer 25,14)10Chaldea shall be plundered; all who plunder her shall be sated, declares the LORD. (Jer 25,12)11“Though you rejoice, though you exult, O plunderers of my heritage, though you frolic like a heifer in the pasture, and neigh like stallions, (Kla 4,21)12your mother shall be utterly shamed, and she who bore you shall be disgraced. Behold, she shall be the last of the nations, a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert. (Jer 51,43)13Because of the wrath of the LORD she shall not be inhabited but shall be an utter desolation; everyone who passes by Babylon shall be appalled, and hiss because of all her wounds. (Jer 18,16; Jer 50,39)14Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around, all you who bend the bow; shoot at her, spare no arrows, for she has sinned against the LORD. (Jes 21,2; Jer 50,7; Jer 50,9; Jer 50,29; Jer 51,3; Jer 51,11)15Raise a shout against her all around; she has surrendered; her bulwarks have fallen; her walls are thrown down. For this is the vengeance of the LORD: take vengeance on her; do to her as she has done. (Jos 6,16; Jer 46,10; Jer 50,29; Jer 51,6; Jer 51,11; Jer 51,56; Jer 51,58)16Cut off from Babylon the sower, and the one who handles the sickle in time of harvest; because of the sword of the oppressor, every one shall turn to his own people, and every one shall flee to his own land. (Jer 46,16; Jer 51,9)17“Israel is a hunted sheep driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has gnawed his bones. (2Kön 17,6; 2Kön 18,13; 2Kön 24,10; 2Kön 24,14; 2Kön 25,1; Jes 5,29; Jer 2,15; Jer 4,7; Jer 6,1; Jer 51,34)18Therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, as I punished the king of Assyria. (Ps 76,12; Jes 10,12; Jes 14,24; Jes 14,25; Jes 24,21)19I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he shall feed on Carmel and in Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in Gilead. (Hes 34,13; Hes 34,14; Mi 7,14)20In those days and in that time, declares the LORD, iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant. (Jes 33,24; Jes 40,2)21“Go up against the land of Merathaim,[1] and against the inhabitants of Pekod.[2] Kill, and devote them to destruction,[3] declares the LORD, and do all that I have commanded you. (Jer 50,26; Jer 51,3)22The noise of battle is in the land, and great destruction! (Jer 51,54)23How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken! How Babylon has become a horror among the nations! (Jes 14,6; Jer 50,3; Offb 18,19; Offb 18,21)24I set a snare for you and you were taken, O Babylon, and you did not know it; you were found and caught, because you opposed the LORD. (Ps 141,9; Jer 51,31; Dan 5,30)25The LORD has opened his armory and brought out the weapons of his wrath, for the Lord GOD of hosts has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans. (Jes 13,5)26Come against her from every quarter; open her granaries; pile her up like heaps of grain, and devote her to destruction; let nothing be left of her. (Neh 4,2)27Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment. (Ps 22,12; Jes 34,7; Jes 34,8; Jer 46,21)28“A voice! They flee and escape from the land of Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, vengeance for his temple. (Ps 64,9; Jer 50,8; Jer 51,10; Jer 51,11; Jer 52,13; Dan 5,3; Dan 5,23)29“Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. (Hi 16,13; Jes 47,10; Jer 14,1; Jer 25,14)30Therefore her young men shall fall in her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares the LORD. (Jer 49,26)31“Behold, I am against you, O proud one, declares the Lord GOD of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. (Jer 49,8; Jer 50,27; Jer 50,29)32The proud one shall stumble and fall, with none to raise him up, and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it will devour all that is around him. (Jer 17,27; Jer 50,29)33“Thus says the LORD of hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let them go. (Jes 14,17; Jer 50,17)34Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jes 43,14; Jes 51,22; Jer 10,16; Jer 51,36)35“A sword against the Chaldeans, declares the LORD, and against the inhabitants of Babylon, and against her officials and her wise men! (Jer 51,57; Dan 4,6; Dan 5,30)36A sword against the diviners, that they may become fools! A sword against her warriors, that they may be destroyed! (Jer 51,57)37A sword against her horses and against her chariots, and against all the foreign troops in her midst, that they may become women! A sword against all her treasures, that they may be plundered! (Jes 45,3; Jer 25,20; Jer 51,30)38A drought against her waters, that they may be dried up! For it is a land of images, and they are mad over idols. (Jes 44,27; Jer 50,2; Jer 51,47; Jer 51,52)39“Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[4] and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations. (Jes 13,21; Jes 13,22)40As when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, declares the LORD, so no man shall dwell there, and no son of man shall sojourn in her. (1Mo 19,25; Jes 13,19; Jer 51,43)41“Behold, a people comes from the north; a mighty nation and many kings are stirring from the farthest parts of the earth. (Jer 6,22)42They lay hold of bow and spear; they are cruel and have no mercy. The sound of them is like the roaring of the sea; they ride on horses, arrayed as a man for battle against you, O daughter of Babylon!43“The king of Babylon heard the report of them, and his hands fell helpless; anguish seized him, pain as of a woman in labor.44“Behold, like a lion coming up from the thicket of the Jordan against a perennial pasture, I will suddenly make them run away from her, and I will appoint over her whomever I choose. For who is like me? Who will summon me? What shepherd can stand before me? (Hi 41,10; Jer 49,19)45Therefore hear the plan that the LORD has made against Babylon, and the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: Surely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate. (Jes 14,24; Jer 49,20; Jer 51,11; Jer 51,12; Jer 51,29)46At the sound of the capture of Babylon the earth shall tremble, and her cry shall be heard among the nations.” (Jer 49,21)