Jeremiah Chapter 50 KJV verses thirteen and fourteen

"Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: everyone that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished and hiss at all her plagues"
This sounds exactly like the judgments pronounced by God against Israel for their disobedience. "And at this house, which is high, everyone that passeth by it shall be astonished and hiss" 1 Kings 9:8. In fact, every curse spoken over Israel in Deuteronomy 28 will come on Babylon. We don't often speak of or think about the wrath of the Lord but we had better understand it's a vital part of who he is. It's funny how christians love to claim the blessings of Dt:28 but refuse the curses if they disobey. God is filling up with wrath, like a cup and He'll soon be poured out (even now) on Babylon. We should thank God for his wrath because through it, Babylon is finally judged. While his wrath is being poured out, he invites us to hide. See Isaiah 26:20&21. And always remember Isaiah 61:2 - "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God". See it? His favor lasts for a year, his judgment only for a day. This reveals his great heart of love and mercy. He must render vengeance for he is a fair and just God but he will do it quickly, for like any father, he doesn't enjoy it. This is why when the end of Babylon finally comes it is a "suddenly", it happens in "one hour" (Rev:18).
"Put yourselves in array against Babylon round about: all ye that bend the bow, shoot at her, spare no arrows: for she hath sinned against the Lord". Contrast this verse with verse seven - they justified killing God's people because "they have sinned against the Lord" while all the while, partly because of their heart attitude of hate and revenge, they are due to die by the Lord's decree for the same reason they are killing God's own. There is a big difference between a man accusing you of sinning against the Lord and using that as an excuse to hate you and God saying "you have sinned against me". Once again, all who are skilled in archery (prophecy) are to array themselves against her. How much more effective for an army of archers to work together as opposed to a lone archer here and there. When apostles and prophets finally join together and prophecy as one voice - Babylon will quickly fall. Typically in ancient battles, the archers would shoot first, then the ground troops went in. They took the air (spirit realm) then the ground (the flesh) and so it is today.