Jeremiah 51:34-36

International Children’s Bible

³⁴ “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has destroyed us.
    In the past he took our people away.
    And we became like an empty jar.
He was like a giant snake that swallowed us.
    He ate everything until he was full of our best things.
    Then he spit us out.
³⁵ Babylon did terrible things to hurt us.
    Now let those things happen to Babylon,”
    say the people of Jerusalem.
“The people of Babylon are guilty of killing our people.
    Now let them be punished for the evil they did,” says Jerusalem.

“I will defend you, Judah.
    I will make sure that Babylon is punished.
I will dry up Babylon’s sea.
    And I will make her springs become dry.