Jeremiah 51:54-58

New International Version

⁵⁴ “The sound of a cry^(A) comes from Babylon,
    the sound of great destruction^(B)
    from the land of the Babylonians.^[a]
55 The Lord will destroy Babylon;
    he will silence^(C) her noisy din.
Waves^(D) of enemies will rage like great waters;
    the roar of their voices will resound.
⁵⁶ A destroyer^(E) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.^(F)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay^(G) in full.
⁵⁷ I will make her officials^(H) and wise^(I) men drunk,^(J)
    her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep^(K) forever and not awake,”
    declares the King,^(L) whose name is the Lord Almighty.

“Babylon’s thick wall^(M) will be leveled
    and her high gates^(N) set on fire;
the peoples^(O) exhaust^(P) themselves for nothing,
    the nations’ labor is only fuel for the flames.”^(Q)