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16 ·You Babylonians [L You] will be filled with ·disgrace [shame], not ·respect [glory].
    It’s your turn to drink and ·fall to the ground [or expose your uncircumcision] like a drunk person.
The ·cup of anger [L cup; Jer. 25:15–29] from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you.
    You will receive ·disgrace [shame], not ·respect [glory].
17 You ·hurt many people [did violence] in Lebanon,
    but now you will be ·hurt [overwhelmed by it].
You killed many animals there,
    and now you must be afraid
because of ·what you did [the blood and violence you did]
    to that land, those cities, and the people who lived in them.

The Message About Idols

18 “·An idol does no good [L What value does an idol have…?], because a human made it;
    it is only a ·statue [metal image] that teaches lies.
The one who made it ·expects his own work to help him [trusts in his own creation],
    but he makes idols that can’t even speak!

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