¹⁴ “Take up your positions around Babylon,
    all you who draw the bow.^(A)
Shoot at her! Spare no arrows,^(B)
    for she has sinned against the Lord.

¹⁸ Their bows^(A) will strike down the young men;^(B)
    they will have no mercy^(C) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(D)

³⁰ In that day^(A) they will roar over it
    like the roaring of the sea.^(B)
And if one looks at the land,
    there is only darkness^(C) and distress;^(D)
    even the sun will be darkened^(E) by clouds.

²³ They are armed with bow and spear;
    they are cruel and show no mercy.^(A)
They sound like the roaring sea^(B)
    as they ride on their horses;^(C)
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Zion.^(D)”