⁴⁸ Then ^(A)heaven and earth and all that is in them
Will shout for joy over Babylon,
For ^(B)the destroyers will come to her from the north,”
Declares Yahweh.

⁵³ Though Babylon should ^(A)ascend to the heavens,
And though she should fortify ^[a]her lofty stronghold,
From ^(B)Me destroyers will come to her,” declares Yahweh.

⁸ Because you have ^(A)taken many nations as spoil,
All that is left of the peoples will take you as spoil—
Because of human bloodshed and violence ^[a]done to the land,
To the town and all its inhabitants.