Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.

There is none to plead thy cause, that thou mayest be bound up: thou hast no healing medicines.

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the LORD.

And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man.

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed: forsake her, and let us go every one into his own country: for her judgment reacheth unto heaven, and is lifted up even to the skies.