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The Invaders from the North

22 This is what the Lord says:
“Look, people are coming from a northern country.
    A great nation is stirring from the ends of the earth.
23 They grab bow and spear;
    they’re cruel and show no mercy.
Their sound roars like the sea
    as they ride on horses,
deployed like men ready for battle
    against you, daughter of Zion.”

24 We have heard the news about it,
    and our hands are limp.
Distress has seized us
    like a woman in labor.

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