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I will punish Bel

Bel was the main god of the Babylonians and represents the whole country and the people that worshiped it.

out from his mouth what he swallowed

Yahweh compares all the sacrifices and offerings to Bel to things he ate.

the nations will no longer flow

"the people of other nations will no longer come in large groups". The many nations that come to Babylon are spoken of as a river that moves along.