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31 One messenger after another
    comes to the king of Babylon.
All of them announce that
    his entire city is captured.
32 The places where people go across the Euphrates River have been captured.
    The swamps have been set on fire.
    And the soldiers are terrified.”

33 The Lord who rules over all is the God of Israel. He says,

“The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor
    when cattle are walking on it.
    The time to destroy it will soon come.”

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31 One courier(A) follows another
    and messenger follows messenger
to announce to the king of Babylon
    that his entire city is captured,(B)
32 the river crossings seized,
    the marshes set on fire,(C)
    and the soldiers terrified.(D)

33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon(E) is like a threshing floor(F)
    at the time it is trampled;
    the time to harvest(G) her will soon come.(H)

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