Perhaps we should understand why God gave this prophecy: -
Jeremaih 51:11-14: -
11 Make the arrows bright!
Gather the shields!
The Lord has raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes.
For His plan is against Babylon to destroy it,
[1]
Because it is the vengeance of the Lord,
The vengeance for His temple.
12 Set up the standard on the walls of Babylon;
Make the guard strong,
Set up the watchmen,
Prepare the ambushes.
For the Lord has both devised and done
What He spoke against the inhabitants of Babylon.
13 O you who dwell by many waters,
Abundant in treasures,
Your end has come,
The measure of your covetousness.
[2]
14 The Lord of hosts has sworn by Himself:
"Surely, I will fill you with men, as with locusts/who devour much,
And they shall lift up a shout against you."
Even climate change gets a mention by Jeremiah in this passage because God is in control of the weather.
15 He has made the earth by His power;
He has established the world by His wisdom,
And stretched out the heaven by His understanding.
16 When He utters His voice —
There is a multitude of waters in the heavens:
"He causes the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightnings for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.[3]"
I wonder if 2 Chronicles 7:12ff provides us with a solution to our unfolding problems.
Just a thought. I wonder if we Christians will be able to humble ourselves and repent of our collective sins.
[1] This sentence is probably talking about the Islamic fighting force known as Isis, which have come out of the area of Persia which today is known as Iran.
[2] It is my opinion that God is speaking of the member nations of the Coalition of the willing, lead by the USA President who invaded Iraq/the Land of Babylon to heal the land in their own strength instead of destroying it in 2003 AD.
[3] It is my view that Jeremaih is speaking of the issues associated with climate change.