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40 I will destroy it as I[a] destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
    and their neighboring towns,” says the Lord.
“No one will live there;
    no one will inhabit it.

41 “Look! A great army is coming from the north.
    A great nation and many kings
    are rising against you from far-off lands.
42 They are armed with bows and spears.
    They are cruel and show no mercy.
As they ride forward on horses,
    they sound like a roaring sea.
They are coming in battle formation,
    planning to destroy you, Babylon.

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Footnotes

  1. 50:40 Hebrew as God.

40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(A)
    along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell in it.(B)

41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;(C)
    a great nation and many kings
    are being stirred(D) up from the ends of the earth.(E)
42 They are armed with bows(F) and spears;
    they are cruel(G) and without mercy.(H)
They sound like the roaring sea(I)
    as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Babylon.(J)

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