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17 Look! I’m rousing the Medes against them;
    the Medes pay no mind to silver, no desire for gold.
18 Their bows will smash youths;
    they will be merciless to newborns, pitiless to children.
19 So Babylon, a jewel among kingdoms,
    the Chaldeans’ splendor and pride,
    will be like Sodom and Gomorrah,
        destroyed by God.

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17 See, I will stir up(A) against them the Medes,(B)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.(C)
18 Their bows(D) will strike down the young men;(E)
    they will have no mercy(F) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.(G)
19 Babylon,(H) the jewel of kingdoms,(I)
    the pride and glory(J) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(K) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans