⁵⁶ A destroyer^(A) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.^(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay^(C) in full.

⁴ Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done^(A)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.^(B)