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32 the fords have been seized,
    the marshes have been burned with fire,
    and the soldiers are in panic.
33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
Daughter Babylon is like a threshing-floor
    at the time when it is trodden;
yet a little while
    and the time of her harvest will come.

34 ‘King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon has devoured me,
    he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel,
    he has swallowed me like a monster;
he has filled his belly with my delicacies,
    he has spewed me out.

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32 the river crossings seized,
    the marshes set on fire,(A)
    and the soldiers terrified.(B)

33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon(C) is like a threshing floor(D)
    at the time it is trampled;
    the time to harvest(E) her will soon come.(F)

34 “Nebuchadnezzar(G) king of Babylon has devoured(H) us,(I)
    he has thrown us into confusion,
    he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
    and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
    and then has spewed(J) us out.

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