⁵ He humbles those who dwell on high,
    he lays the lofty city low;
he levels it to the ground^(A)
    and casts it down to the dust.^(B)

“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’^[a](A)
    She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,^(B)
    a haunt for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.^(C)

³⁷ Babylon will be a heap of ruins,
    a haunt^(A) of jackals,
an object of horror and scorn,^(B)
    a place where no one lives.^(C)

¹¹ Unleash the fury of your wrath,^(A)
    look at all who are proud and bring them low,^(B)
12 look at all who are proud^(C) and humble them,^(D)
    crush^(E) the wicked where they stand.
¹³ Bury them all in the dust together;^(F)
    shroud their faces in the grave.^(G)

²⁵ “I am against^(A) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”^(B)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand^(C) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.^(D)
26 No rock will be taken from you for a cornerstone,
    nor any stone for a foundation,
    for you will be desolate^(E) forever,”
declares the Lord.

¹¹ I will punish^(A) the world for its evil,
    the wicked^(B) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty^(C)
    and will humble^(D) the pride of the ruthless.^(E)

³¹ “See, I am against^(A) you, you arrogant one,”
    declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
“for your day^(B) has come,
    the time for you to be punished.
³² The arrogant^(C) one will stumble and fall^(D)
    and no one will help her up;^(E)
I will kindle a fire^(F) in her towns
    that will consume all who are around her.”