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44 I will attack the people of Babylonia,
    and I will chase them out of their land.
    I will do that like a lion that has been hiding in the forest.
    It attacks the sheep in the fields beside the Jordan River.
    Like that lion, I will suddenly chase Babylonia's people out of their country.
    Then I will choose a leader to rule that nation.
    There is nobody who is like me.
    Nobody can accuse me of anything.
    No ruler can stand against me.
45 So listen to me, the Lord!
    This is what I have decided to do to Babylon.
    Yes, this is the trouble that I will bring to the people of Babylonia.
    Soldiers will catch their children and take them away,
    like little lambs that they take from their mothers.
    I will completely destroy their homes.
46     When the enemy takes power over Babylon,
    the noise will cause the whole earth to shake.
    The other nations will hear Babylon's people shout with pain.’

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