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So get up! Let’s attack them at night!
    Let’s destroy their strongest forts!”

The Lord who rules over all speaks to the Babylonians. He says,

“Cut down some trees.
    Use the wood to build ramps against Jerusalem’s walls.
I must punish that city.
    It is filled with people who treat others badly.
Wells keep giving fresh water.
    And Jerusalem keeps on sinning.
Its people are always fighting and causing trouble.
    When I look at them,
    I see nothing but sickness and wounds.

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So arise, let us attack at night
    and destroy her fortresses!”

This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Cut down the trees(A)
    and build siege ramps(B) against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished;
    it is filled with oppression.(C)
As a well pours out its water,
    so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence(D) and destruction(E) resound in her;
    her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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