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Jeremiah 51:1-2
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51 This is what the Lord says:

“I will soon ·cause [arouse; stir up] a destroying ·wind [or spirit]
    against Babylon and the ·Babylonian people [L inhabitants of Leb Qemai; C a coded reference to Chaldea (Babylon)].
2 I will send ·foreign people [strangers; or winnowers] to ·destroy [L winnow] Babylon.
    They will ·destroy [L empty] the land.
Armies will surround the city
    when the day of ·disaster [evil; trouble] comes upon her.

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Jeremiah 51:1-2
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51 This is what the Lord says:

“See, I will stir(A) up the spirit of a destroyer
    against Babylon(B) and the people of Leb Kamai.[a]
2 I will send foreigners(C) to Babylon
    to winnow(D) her and to devastate her land;
they will oppose her on every side
    in the day(E) of her disaster.

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  1. Jeremiah 51:1 Leb Kamai is a cryptogram for Chaldea, that is, Babylonia.
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