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23 I will use you to crush shepherds and their flocks.
    I will use you to crush farmers and their oxen.
    I will use you to crush governors and officials.

24 “In your presence I will pay back Babylon
    and all the people who live in Babylon
        for all the evil things that they did in Zion,”
            declares Yahweh.

25 “I am against you, Babylon, you destructive mountain.
    You have destroyed the whole earth,” declares Yahweh.
    “I will use my power against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
        and make you a scorched mountain.

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23 with you I shatter shepherd and flock,
    with you I shatter farmer and oxen,
    with you I shatter governors and officials.(A)

24 “Before your eyes I will repay(B) Babylon(C) and all who live in Babylonia[a] for all the wrong they have done in Zion,” declares the Lord.

25 “I am against(D) you, you destroying mountain,
    you who destroy the whole earth,”(E)
declares the Lord.
“I will stretch out my hand(F) against you,
    roll you off the cliffs,
    and make you a burned-out mountain.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:24 Or Chaldea; also in verse 35