44 “Behold,^a he shall come up like a lion from the¹ floodplain of the Jordan
Against the dwelling place of the strong;
But I will make them suddenly run away from her.
And who is a chosen man that I may appoint over her?
For who is like Me?
Who will arraign Me?
And ^bwho is that shepherd
Who will withstand Me?” ‡

45 Therefore hear ^athe counsel of the Lord that He has taken against Babylon,
And His ^bpurposes that He has proposed against the land of the Chaldeans:
^cSurely the least of the flock shall draw them out;
Surely He will make their dwelling place desolate with them. ‡