The deliverance from Babylon more wonderful than the deliverance from Egypt

14 Thus says the Lord, your redeemer,

the Holy One of Israel:

for your sake I send unto Babylon,

and down will I bring them in flight.

I will lay the Chaldeans low,

and turn their rejoicing to mourning;

15 for I am the Lord, your Holy One,

the creator of Israel, your king.

16 Thus says the Lord,

who of old made a way through the Sea,

and a path through the mighty waters;

17 who chariot and horse led forth,

the warriors and war-host together –

they lay down, but they rose no more,

they were quenched and put out like a wick –

18 think of those old things no more,

nor give heed to those deeds of the old time.

19 For see! I am doing a new thing,

already it springs to view:

do you not recognize it?

Yea, a path I will make through the desert,

and rivers in the wilderness;

20 the wild beasts will render me honour,

the jackals and the ostriches.

For with water I shower the desert,

the wilderness with streams,

to yield drink to my chosen people,

21 the people I formed for myself,

to tell abroad my praise.