¹¹ Sharpen the arrows; take the shields. Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; for his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it; for this is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

²⁸ Prepare nations against her, the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their rulers, yea, all the land of their dominion.