The Desolation of Babylon

33 This is what the Lord of Hosts says:

Israelites and Judeans alike have been oppressed.
All their captors hold them fast;(A)
they refuse to release them.
34 Their Redeemer is strong;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.
He will fervently plead their case(B)
so that He might bring rest to the earth
but turmoil to those who live in Babylon.(C)

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33 The Lord of heavenly forces proclaims:
The people of Israel were oppressed,
    together with the people of Judah.
Their captors held them
    and refused to let them go.
34 Yet their redeemer is strong;
    the Lord of heavenly forces is his name.
He will surely defend their cause
    and give them rest in the land.
But he will unsettle the people of Babylon.

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