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“Babylon must fall because of Israel’s slain, just as the slain in all the earth have fallen because of Babylon.
50
You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and call to mind Jerusalem.”
51
“We are disgraced, for we have been insulted and shame covers our faces, because foreigners have entered the holy places of the LORD’s house.”
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“But days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish her idols, and throughout her land the wounded will groan.
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Even if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, I will send destroyers against her,” declares the LORD.
54
“The sound of a cry comes from Babylon, the sound of great destruction from the land of the Babylonians.
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The LORD will destroy Babylon; he will silence her noisy din. Waves of enemies will rage like great waters; the roar of their voices will resound.
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A destroyer will come against Babylon; her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken. For the LORD is a God of retribution; he will repay in full.