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The LORD has opened His armory And has broughtforth the 1weapons of His indignation, For it is a 2work of the LordGOD of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans.
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"How the hammer of the whole earth Has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become An object of horror among the nations!
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"I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon, While you yourself were not aware; You have been found and also seized Because you have engaged in conflict with the LORD ."
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The LORD has opened His armory And has brought forth the weapons of His indignation, For it is a work of the Lord GOD of hosts In the land of the Chaldeans.
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Come to her from the farthest border; Open up her barns, Pile her up like heaps And utterly destroy her, Let nothing be left to her.
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Put all her young bulls to the sword; Let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their day has come, The time of their punishment.