26 Come against her from every quarter;
    open her granaries;
(A)pile her up like heaps of grain, and devote her to destruction;
    let nothing be left of her.

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26 Come against her from afar.(A)
    Break open her granaries;
    pile her up like heaps of grain.(B)
Completely destroy(C) her
    and leave her no remnant.

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(A)Let not the archer bend his bow,
    and let him not stand up in his armor.
Spare not her young men;
    (B)devote to destruction[a] all her army.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:3 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

Let not the archer string his bow,(A)
    nor let him put on his armor.(B)
Do not spare her young men;
    completely destroy[a] her army.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:3 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.