^13 (D)Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
    nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of ^(E)jackals,
    an abode for ostriches.^[c]
14 (F)And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
    the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird^[d] settles
    and finds for herself a resting place.

¹⁵ There the owl nests and lays
    and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow;
indeed, there ^(G)the hawks are gathered,
    each one with her mate.

“So will Babylon ^(C)the great city be thrown down with violence,
    and will be found no more;
²² and ^(D)the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
    will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
    will be found in you no more,
and ^(E)the sound of the mill
    will be heard in you no more,
²³ and the light of a lamp
    will shine in you no more,
and ^(F)the voice of bridegroom and bride
    will be heard in you no more,
for ^(G)your merchants were the great ones of the earth,
    and all nations were deceived ^(H)by your sorcery.

^(A)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    She has become ^(B)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt ^(C)for every unclean spirit,
    a haunt ^(D)for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.