So I went in and looked, and I beheld vain abominations, and all the idols of the house of Israel, portrayed upon them round about.

Bel has fallen, Nebo is broken to pieces, their graven images have gone to the wild beasts and the cattle; you take them packed up as a burden to the weary, exhausted, hungry, and [at the same time] helpless man;

Proclaim among the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress [them] not. Say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Merodach is delivered up.

You have built for yourself a well-proportioned house, [with] airy chambers, fitted with windows, and paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.