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13 I am the Lord who rules over all.
    Human effort is no better than wood that feeds a fire.
    So the nations wear themselves out for nothing.
14 The oceans are full of water.
    In the same way, the earth will be filled
    with the knowledge of my glory.

15 “How terrible it will be for the Babylonians!
    They give drinks to their neighbors.
They pour the drinks from wineskins
    until their neighbors are drunk.
    They want to look at their naked bodies.

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