38
A drought
is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up; for it
is the land of graven images, and they are become mad upon
their idols.
39
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell
there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall no longer be inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
40
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour
cities thereof, saith the LORD;
so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
41
Behold, a people comes from the north, and a great nation and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
42
They shall hold the bow and the lance; they
shall be cruel and will not show mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses,
every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.