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Go into the dark, and sit in silence,
    princess of the Babylonians!
        You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
I was angry with my people.
    I dishonored those who belong to me.
    I put them under your control.
    You showed them no mercy.
    You placed a heavy burden on old people.
You said, “I will always be a queen.”
    You didn’t carefully consider these things
        or keep in mind how they would 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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