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22     The sounds of war can be heard in the land,
        anguished cries of great destruction.
23     That hammer who pounded the nations of the earth
        now lies broken and pounded into pieces herself!
    Mighty Babylon—how you have become a horror
        to the watching world!
24     I set a trap for you, O Babylon, and you fell for it.
        Before you realized what had happened,
    You were discovered and captured
        because you dared to fight against the Eternal.

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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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