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28 Prepare the nations for battle against her-- the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.
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28 Prepare the nations for battle against her-- the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the countries they rule.
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29 The land trembles and writhes, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand-- to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.
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29 The land trembles and writhes, for the LORD's purposes against Babylon stand-- to lay waste the land of Babylon so that no one will live there.
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30 Babylon's warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
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30 Babylon's warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
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31 One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,
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31 One courier follows another and messenger follows messenger to announce to the king of Babylon that his entire city is captured,
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32 the river crossings seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers terrified."
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32 the river crossings seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers terrified."
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33 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; the time to harvest her will soon come."
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33 This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "The Daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled; the time to harvest her will soon come."
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34 "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out.
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34 "Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out.
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35 May the violence done to our flesh be upon Babylon," say the inhabitants of Zion. "May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia," says Jerusalem.
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35 May the violence done to our flesh be upon Babylon," say the inhabitants of Zion. "May our blood be on those who live in Babylonia," says Jerusalem.
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36 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
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36 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "See, I will defend your cause and avenge you; I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.
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37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, an object of horror and scorn, a place where no one lives.
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37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals, an object of horror and scorn, a place where no one lives.
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38 Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.
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38 Her people all roar like young lions, they growl like lion cubs.
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