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1 "Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, queen city of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.
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1 "Go down, sit in the dust, Virgin Daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, Daughter of the Babylonians. No more will you be called tender or delicate.
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2 Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams.
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2 Take millstones and grind flour; take off your veil. Lift up your skirts, bare your legs, and wade through the streams.
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3 Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one."
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3 Your nakedness will be exposed and your shame uncovered. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one."
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4 Our Redeemer--the LORD Almighty is his name-- is the Holy One of Israel.
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4 Our Redeemer--the LORD Almighty is his name-- is the Holy One of Israel.
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5 "Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.
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5 "Sit in silence, go into darkness, Daughter of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.
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6 I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.
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6 I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.
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