And strengthened the arms of the king of Babylon, And I have given My sword into his hand, And I have broken the arms of Pharaoh, And he hath groaned the groans of a pierced one -- before him.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

Cut down hath been the horn of Moab, And his arm hath been broken, An affirmation of Jehovah.

From the sole of the foot -- unto the head, There is no soundness in it, Wound, and bruise, and fresh smiting! They have not been closed nor bound, Nor have they softened with ointment.

There is none judging thy cause to bind up, Healing medicines there are none for thee.

Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt, In vain thou hast multiplied medicines, Healing there is none for thee.

Suddenly hath Babylon fallen, Yea, it is broken, howl ye for it, Take balm for her pain, if so be it may be healed.

We healed Babylon, and she was not healed, Forsake her, and we go, each to his land, For come unto the heavens hath its judgment, And it hath been lifted up unto the clouds.

Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.

And one strong messenger did take up a stone as a great millstone, and did cast [it] to the sea, saying, 'Thus with violence shall Babylon be cast, the great city, and may not be found any more at all;