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The Lord says, “Queen city of the Babylonians,
    go into a dark prison. Sit there quietly.
You will not be called
    the queen of kingdoms anymore.
I was angry with my people.
    I treated them as if they did not belong to me.
I handed them over to you.
    And you did not show them any pity.
You even placed heavy loads on their old people.
    You said, ‘I am queen forever!’
But you did not think about what you were doing.
    You did not consider how things might turn out.

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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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