¹⁷ Behold, I am going to ^(A)awaken the Medes against them,
Who will not think about silver or ^(B)take pleasure in gold.

⁹ For behold, I am going to ^(A)arouse and bring up against Babylon
An assembly of great nations from the land of the north,
And they will arrange their battle lines against her;
From there she will be taken captive.
Their arrows will be like ^[a]a warrior who makes one childless
Who does not return empty-handed.

^11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
Yahweh has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes
Because His purpose is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the ^(B)vengeance of Yahweh, vengeance for His temple.

^27 (A)Lift up a standard in the land,
Blow a trumpet among the nations!
Set apart the nations against her;
Summon against her the ^(B)kingdoms of ^(C)Ararat, Minni, and ^(D)Ashkenaz;
Appoint a marshal against her;
Bring up the ^(E)horses like bristly locusts.