¹¹ “Sharpen the arrows!
    ·Pick up your shields [or Fill the quivers]!
The Lord has stirred up the kings of the Medes,
    because he ·wants [^Lpurposes] to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will punish them as they deserve
    for destroying his Temple.
¹² Lift up a banner [^Ca battle standard] against the walls of Babylon!
    ·Bring more [^LStrengthen the] guards.
Put the watchmen in their places,
    and ·get ready for a secret attack [prepare an ambush]!
The Lord will certainly do what he has planned
    and what he said he would do against the people of Babylon.
¹³ You [^CBabylon] live near ·much [mighty] water [^Cthe Euphrates]
    and are rich with many treasures,
but your end as a nation has come.
    ·It is time to stop you from robbing other nations [or Your destiny is fixed].