¹⁷ The Lord will stir up the Medes to attack the Babylonians.
    They aren’t interested in getting silver.
    They don’t want gold.
¹⁸ Instead, they will use their bows and arrows
    to strike down the young men.
They won’t even show any mercy to babies.
    They won’t take pity on children.
¹⁹ The city of Babylon is the jewel of kingdoms.
    It is the pride and glory of the Babylonians.
But God will destroy it
    just as he did Sodom and Gomorrah.