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Jeremiah 50:13
Because of the wrath of the LORD,
from Babylon’s Fall Is Certain, Jeremiah 50:11-16
What it says

Because of the LORD's wrath Babylon will be uninhabited and appalling to all who pass by.

What it is doing

This verse grounds Babylon's desolation in divine anger, not accident.

In context

11“Because you rejoice, 12your mother will be greatly ashamed; 13Because of the wrath of the LORD, 14Line up in formation around Babylon, 15Raise a war cry against her on every side! 16Cut off the sower from Babylon,