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23 How is the patish (hammer) of kol ha’aretz (the whole earth) shattered and broken! How is Bavel become a desolation among the Goyim!

24 I have laid a trap for thee, and thou art indeed caught, O Bavel, and thou wast not aware; thou art found, and also caught, because thou hast striven against Hashem.

25 Hashem hath opened His armory, and hath brought forth the weapons of His indignation; for this is the work of Adonoi Hashem Tzva’os in Eretz Kasdim.

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23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(A) of the whole earth!(B)
How desolate(C) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(D) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(E)
    because you opposed(F) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(G) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(H)

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