Jer 51:11-12 | ESV | STEP | Sharpen the arrows ! Take up the shields ! The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes , because his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, for that is the vengeance of the Lord , the vengeance for his temple .

i[See ver. 11 above]

‏ Jeremiah 51:11-12

11 ^a“Sharpen the arrows!
Take up the shields!

^bThe Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of ^cthe Medes, because ^dhis purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, ^efor that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for ^fhis temple.

12 ^g“Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon;
^hmake the watch strong;
set up watchmen;
prepare the ambushes;
ⁱfor the Lord has both planned and done
what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.