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28 Listen! They are running from the land of Babylon to tell in Zion about the punishment of the Lord our God. They are telling how the Lord punishes those who destroyed His house of worship.

29 “Call all those who use the bow to fight against Babylon. Gather around her on every side. Let no one get away. Pay her back for what she did. Do to her all that she has done. For she has been proud against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel. 30 So her young men will fall in her streets. And all her men of war will be made quiet in that day,” says the Lord.

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28 Listen to the fugitives(A) and refugees from Babylon
    declaring in Zion(B)
how the Lord our God has taken vengeance,(C)
    vengeance for his temple.(D)

29 “Summon archers against Babylon,
    all those who draw the bow.(E)
Encamp all around her;
    let no one escape.(F)
Repay(G) her for her deeds;(H)
    do to her as she has done.
For she has defied(I) the Lord,
    the Holy One(J) of Israel.
30 Therefore, her young men(K) will fall in the streets;
    all her soldiers will be silenced in that day,”
declares the Lord.

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