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20 You won’t be joined by the kings in the tomb,
    because you have destroyed your land and killed your people.

The descendants of the wicked will never be mentioned again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter their sons
    because of their ancestors’ guilt.
        They won’t be able to rise, possess the earth,
            and rebuild cities all over it.

22 “I’ll rise up against them,” declares Yahweh Tsebaoth.
    “I’ll cut off the name of the survivors from Babylon,
    its offspring and descendants,” declares Yahweh.

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20     you will not join them in burial,(A)
for you have destroyed your land
    and killed your people.

Let the offspring(B) of the wicked(C)
    never be mentioned(D) again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children(E)
    for the sins of their ancestors;(F)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
    and cover the earth with their cities.

22 “I will rise up(G) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(H) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,(I)
declares the Lord.

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