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24     I set a trap for you, O Babylon, and you fell for it.
        Before you realized what had happened,
    You were discovered and captured
        because you dared to fight against the Eternal.

25 Yes, the Eternal has opened His armory—
    unleashed the weapons of His wrath—
For the Eternal Lord, Commander of heavenly armies, is at work
    in the land of the Chaldeans.
26 Come against her from far away and on every side.
    Break open her storehouses;
Crush her cities, and leave her dead in piles like so much grain.
    Destroy her completely; let nothing survive.

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24 I set a trap(A) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(B)
    because you opposed(C) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(D) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(E)
26 Come against her from afar.(F)
    Break open her granaries;
    pile her up like heaps of grain.(G)
Completely destroy(H) her
    and leave her no remnant.

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