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22     Thus says the Lord:
See, a people comes from the land of the north,
    a great nation, rising from the very ends of the earth.(A)
23 Bow and javelin they wield;
    cruel and pitiless are they.
They sound like the roaring sea
    as they ride forth on horses,
Each in his place for battle
    against you, daughter Zion.
24 We hear news of them;
    our hands hang helpless,
Anguish takes hold of us,
    pangs like a woman in childbirth.(B)

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