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22 The noise of battle is in the land,
    and great destruction!
23 How the hammer of the whole earth
    is cut down and broken!
How Babylon has become
    a horror among the nations!
24 You set a snare for yourself and you were caught, O Babylon,
    but you did not know it;
you were discovered and seized,
    because you challenged 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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