² Tell it among^◦ the nations, and make it heard, and lift a standard; make it heard, and conceal^◦ not; say, Babylon is captured, Bel is shamed, Merodach is·​·dismayed; her images^◦ are shamed, her idols are·​·dismayed.

²⁶ even the seed of Jacob and David My servant I will reject, so that I will not^* take from his seed rulers for^◦ the seed of Abraham, Isaac^◦, and Jacob; for I will cause their captivity to return, and have·​·compassion on them.