^6 (A)Flee from the midst of Babylon,
And every one save his life!
Do not be cut off in her iniquity,
For ^(B)this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;
^(C)He shall recompense her.

^11 (A)Make^[a] the arrows bright!
Gather the shields!
^(B)The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
^(C)For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,
Because it is ^(D)the vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance for His temple.