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14 Set yourselves in array against Babylon all around,
    all you who bend the bow;
    shoot at her.
Spare no arrows;
    for she has sinned against Yahweh.
15 Shout against her all around.
    She has submitted herself.
    Her bulwarks have fallen.
Her walls have been thrown down,
    for it is the vengeance of Yahweh.
Take vengeance on her.
    As she has done, do to her.
16 Cut off the sower from Babylon,
    and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest.
For fear of the oppressing sword,
    they will each return to their own people,
    and they will each flee to their own land.

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14 Deploy the troops all around Babylon.
    All who bend the bow, shoot at her
and spare no arrows,
    for she has sinned against the Lord.
15 Raise a battle cry against her on every side.
    She has surrendered,[a] her pillars have fallen,
        her walls are thrown down.
For this is the vengeance of the Lord.
    Take vengeance on her;
        as she has done, do to her.
16 Eliminate from Babylon the one who plants seeds
    and the one who uses the sickle at harvest time.
Because of the oppressor’s sword, let each one turn
    toward his own people and flee to his own land.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 50:15 Lit. she has given her hand