Jeremiah 51:11-12

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¹¹^(A)“Sharpen the arrows!
Take up the shields!

^(B)The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of ^(C)the Medes, because ^(D)his purpose concerning Babylon is to destroy it, ^(E)for that is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance for ^(F)his temple.

¹²^(G)“Set up a standard against the walls of Babylon;
    ^(H)make the watch strong;
set up watchmen;
    prepare the ambushes;
^(I)for the Lord has both planned and done
    what he spoke concerning the inhabitants of Babylon.

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Jeremiah 51:29

English Standard Version Anglicised

²⁹^(A)The land trembles and writhes in pain,
^(B)for the Lord's purposes against Babylon stand,
to make the land of Babylon a desolation,
without inhabitant.