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“Announce this among the nations, and spread the news.
    Raise a flag, and announce it.
    Don’t hide anything.
    Say, ‘Babylon will be captured.
        Bel will be put to shame.
        Marduk will be filled with terror.
            Babylon’s statues will be put to shame.
            Its idols will be filled with terror.’
A nation from the north will attack Babylon
    and destroy its land so that no one will live in it.
        People and animals will run away.

“In those days and at that time,” declares Yahweh,
    “the people of Israel and Judah will cry as they go together
        to seek Yahweh their Elohim.

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“Announce and proclaim(A) among the nations,
    lift up a banner(B) and proclaim it;
    keep nothing back, but say,
‘Babylon will be captured;(C)
    Bel(D) will be put to shame,(E)
    Marduk(F) filled with terror.
Her images will be put to shame
    and her idols(G) filled with terror.’
A nation from the north(H) will attack her
    and lay waste her land.
No one will live(I) in it;
    both people and animals(J) will flee away.

“In those days, at that time,”
    declares the Lord,
“the people of Israel and the people of Judah together(K)
    will go in tears(L) to seek(M) the Lord their God.

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