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18 Their bows will cut down the young men [of Babylon]; and they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb, their eyes will not spare children.

19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.

20 [Babylon] shall never be inhabited or dwelt in from generation to generation; neither shall the Arab pitch his tent there, nor shall the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.

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18 Their bows(A) will strike down the young men;(B)
    they will have no mercy(C) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.(D)
19 Babylon,(E) the jewel of kingdoms,(F)
    the pride and glory(G) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(H) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.(I)
20 She will never be inhabited(J)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(K) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans