Jeremiah 51:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹¹ I, the Lord,
    want Babylon destroyed,
because its army
    destroyed my temple.
So, you kings of Media,^[a]
sharpen your arrows
    and pick up your shields.
¹² Raise the signal flag
    and attack the city walls.
Post more guards.
Have soldiers watch the city
    and set up ambushes.
I have made plans
to destroy Babylon,
    and nothing will stop me.