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Whoever came upon them devoured them,
    and their enemies insisted,
    “We incur no guilt,
because they have sinned
    against the Lord, their true pasture,
    against the Lord, the hope of their fathers.”
Flee from Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans;
    be like male goats leading the flock.
Behold, I will stir up against Babylon
    a host of mighty nations from the land of the north.
They will advance against her,
    and there she will be conquered.
Their arrows are like those of a skilled warrior
    that are never shot unsuccessfully.

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Whoever found them devoured(A) them;
    their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty,(B)
for they sinned against the Lord, their verdant pasture,
    the Lord, the hope(C) of their ancestors.’

“Flee(D) out of Babylon;(E)
    leave the land of the Babylonians,
    and be like the goats that lead the flock.
For I will stir(F) up and bring against Babylon
    an alliance of great nations(G) from the land of the north.(H)
They will take up their positions against her,
    and from the north she will be captured.(I)
Their arrows(J) will be like skilled warriors
    who do not return empty-handed.

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