Jeremiah 51:12-14

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹² Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon;
    make the watch strong;
set up watchmen;
    prepare the ambushes;
for the Lord has both planned and done
    what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.
¹³ O you who dwell by many waters,
    rich in treasures,
your end has come,
    the thread of your life is cut.
¹⁴ The Lord of hosts has sworn by himself:
Surely I will fill you with men, as many as locusts,
    and they shall raise the shout of victory over you.