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22 A sound of battle is in the land,
    and of great destruction.
23 How the hammer of the whole earth is cut apart and broken!
    How Babylon has become a desolation among the nations!
24 I have laid a snare for you,
    and you are also taken, Babylon,
    and you weren’t aware.
You are found,
    and also caught,
    because you have fought against Yahweh.

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22 The noise(A) of battle is in the land,
    the noise of great destruction!
23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(B) of the whole earth!(C)
How desolate(D) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(E) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(F)
    because you opposed(G) the Lord.

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