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“·Babylon [L Daughter of the Chaldeans], sit in ·darkness and say nothing [L silence and go into darkness].
    You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
I was angry with my people,
    so I ·rejected [defiled; desecrated; profaned] ·those who belonged to me [my inheritance/possession].
I gave them ·to you [L into your hand],
    but you showed them no mercy.
You even ·made the old people
    work very hard [L laid a very heavy yoke on the aged].
You said, ‘I will ·live [reign; be] forever as the queen.’
But you did not think about these things
or consider ·what would happen [the outcome/end].

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“Sit in silence,(A) go into darkness,(B)
    queen city of the Babylonians;(C)
no more will you be called
    queen(D) of kingdoms.(E)
I was angry(F) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;(G)
I gave them into your hand,(H)
    and you showed them no mercy.(I)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.
You said, ‘I am forever(J)
    the eternal queen!’(K)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect(L) on what might happen.(M)

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