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49 Babylon, too, must fall
    because of the slain of Israel,
just as the slain of all the earth
    have fallen at the hands of Babylon.
50 You who have escaped the sword,
    leave and do not linger.
Remember the Lord from afar,
    and let Jerusalem remain in your thoughts.
51 We have been put to shame
    because of the insults we have endured.
Our faces were covered in confusion
    because foreigners have dared to enter
    the holy places of the Lord’s house.

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