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31 One courier appears after another,
    and one messenger follows another,
to inform the king of Babylon
    that his entire city has been taken.
32 The river crossings have been seized,
    the marshes have been set afire,
    and the soldiers are overcome with terror.

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:

The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor
    at the time it is being trodden.
Yet it will only be a short while
    before the time of her harvest will come.

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