Jeremiah 51:28-30

Contemporary English Version

²⁹ The earth twists and turns
    in torment,
because I have decided
to make Babylonia a desert
    where no one can live,
and I won't change my mind.

³⁰ The Babylonian soldiers
have lost their strength
    and courage.^[a]
They stay in their fortresses,
    unable to fight,
while the enemy breaks through
the city gates,
    then sets their homes on fire.