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29 So the (A)land quakes and writhes,
For the purposes of Yahweh against Babylon stand,
To make the land of Babylon
[a]A (B)desolation without inhabitants.
30 The (C)mighty men of Babylon have ceased fighting;
They inhabit the strongholds;
(D)Their might is dried up;
They are becoming (E)like women;
Their dwelling places are set on fire;
The (F)bars of her gates are broken.
31 One (G)runner runs to meet [b]another,
And one (H)messenger to meet [c]another,
To give a message to the king of Babylon
That his city has been captured from end to end;

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:29 Or An object of horror
  2. Jeremiah 51:31 Lit runner
  3. Jeremiah 51:31 Or messenger; lit announcer