“Therefore hear the plan
That Yahweh has made
Against Babylon!
Hear the purposes
That he has formed
Against the land
Of the Chaldeans!
Surely the little ones
Of the flock
Shall be dragged away.
Surely their fold
Shall be appalled
At their fate.
At the sound
Of the capture
Of Babylon,
The earth shall tremble.
Her cry shall be heard
Among the nations.”
Once again, this is the like the preceding chapter against the Edomites. Instead of the Edom, Babylon is inserted. Yahweh clearly wants to get rid of the Chaldeans. Even the little ones would be dragged away. The shepherds and the sheep would be appalled at what was happening. The fall of the Babylonians would be so loud that the earth would tremble like an earthquake. The sounds of their cries from Babylon would be heard among all the nations.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 