This can be stated in active form. AT: "the kingdom that people most admire" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# Then Babylon ... will be overthrown by God
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Then God will destroy Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the splendor of Chaldean pride, as he destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# the splendor of Chaldean pride
The abstract nouns "splendor" and "pride" can be translated with adjectives. The word "splendor" refers to the beautiful appearance of Babylon. AT: "the beautiful city that the Chaldeans are so proud of" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
# It will not be inhabited or lived in
The two verbs mean basically the same thing. This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one will live in it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# from generation to generation
The phrase "generation to generation" refers to all generations of people who will live in the future. AT: "for ever" or "ever again" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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