36  Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, ^zI will plead your cause

and take vengeance for you.

^aI will dry up her sea

and ^bmake her fountain dry,

37  and Babylon shall become ^ca heap of ruins,

^dthe haunt of jackals,

^ea horror ^eand a hissing,

without inhabitant.

38  ^f“They shall roar together ^glike lions;

they shall growl like lions’ cubs.

39  ^hWhile they are inflamed ^hI will prepare them a feast

and ⁱmake them drunk, that they may become merry,

ⁱthen sleep a perpetual sleep

and not wake, declares the Lord.