⁵ I will ^(A)break the gate-bar of ^(B)Damascus,
    and cut off the inhabitants from the Valley of ^(C)Aven,^[a]
and him who holds the scepter from ^(D)Beth-eden;
    and the people of ^(E)Syria shall go into exile to ^(F)Kir,”
says the Lord.

³⁰ The warriors of Babylon have ceased fighting;
    they remain in their strongholds;
their strength has failed;
    ^(A)they have become women;
^(B)her dwellings are on fire;
    ^(C)her bars are broken.

¹³ Behold, your troops
    ^(A)are women in your midst.
The gates of your land
    are wide open to your enemies;
    fire has devoured your bars.

³⁶ A sword against the diviners,
    that they may become fools!
A sword against her ^(A)warriors,
    that they may be destroyed!