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I am raising up the Babylonians,[a]that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.
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They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.
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Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves at dusk. Their cavalry gallops headlong; their horsemen come from afar. They fly like an eagle swooping to devour;
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they all come intent on violence. Their hordes[b] advance like a desert wind and gather prisoners like sand.
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They mock kings and scoff at rulers. They laugh at all fortified cities; by building earthen ramps they capture them.