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God Will Destroy Babylon

47 The Lord says, “·City of [L Virgin daughter] Babylon, go down and sit in the ·dirt [dust].

·People of Babylon [L Daughter of the Chaldeans], sit on the ground.
    ·You are no longer the ruler [L …without a throne].
You will no longer be called
    tender or ·beautiful [delicate; pampered].
Take millstones and grind grain into flour.
Remove your veil and ·take [strip] off your nice skirts.
    Uncover your legs and cross the rivers [C actions of a servant, not a queen].
People will see your nakedness;
    they will see your shame [C probably a euphemism for sexual organs].
I will ·punish you [take vengeance];
    I will ·punish every one of you [spare no one].”

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