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14 The Lord Almighty has sworn by his own life that he will bring many men to attack Babylonia like a swarm of locusts, and they will shout with victory.

A Hymn of Praise to God

15 The Lord made the earth by his power;
    by his wisdom he created the world
    and stretched out the heavens.
16 At his command the waters above the sky[a] roar;
    he brings clouds from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning flash in the rain
    and sends the wind from his storeroom.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:16 See Gn 1.6-8.

14 The Lord Almighty has sworn by himself:(A)
    I will surely fill you with troops, as with a swarm of locusts,(B)
    and they will shout(C) in triumph over you.

15 “He made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom(D)
    and stretched(E) out the heavens by his understanding.(F)
16 When he thunders,(G) the waters in the heavens roar;
    he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth.
He sends lightning with the rain(H)
    and brings out the wind from his storehouses.(I)

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