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23 Babylon was the hammer of the whole earth.
    But how broken and shattered that hammer is now!
Babylon is truly the most ruined
    of all the nations.
24 Babylon, I set a trap for you.
    And you were caught before you knew it.
You fought against the Lord.
    So you were found and taken prisoner.
25 The Lord has opened up his storeroom.
    He has brought out the weapons of his anger.
This is because the Lord God of heaven’s armies has work to do.
    He has work to do in the land of the Babylonians.

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23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(A) of the whole earth!(B)
How desolate(C) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(D) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(E)
    because you opposed(F) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(G) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(H)

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