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22 A noise of battle is in the land,
    and great destruction.
23 How the hammer of the whole earth
    has been cut asunder and broken!
How Babylon has become a desolation
    among the nations!
24 I have laid a snare for you,
    and you were also caught, O Babylon,
    and you were not aware.
You have been found, and also caught,
    because you have striven against the Lord.

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22 The noise(A) of battle is in the land,
    the noise of great destruction!
23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(B) of the whole earth!(C)
How desolate(D) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(E) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(F)
    because you opposed(G) the Lord.

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