For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

“One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,

Take a good look! This is what the wicked are like, those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer.

I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;

They found fertile and rich pasture; the land was very broad, undisturbed and peaceful. Indeed some Hamites had been living there prior to that.

The Lord says, “Army of Babylon, go and attack a nation that lives in peace and security. They have no gates or walls to protect them. They live all alone.

Should you not have obeyed the words that the Lord cried out through the former prophets when Jerusalem was peacefully inhabited and her surrounding cities, the Negev, and the Shephelah were also populated?

The sound of a carefree crowd accompanied her, including all kinds of men; even Sabeans were brought from the desert. The sisters put bracelets on their wrists and beautiful crowns on their heads.