32 the fords have been (A)seized,
    the marshes are burned with fire,
    and the soldiers are in panic.
33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
(B)The daughter of Babylon is like (C)a threshing floor
    at the time when it is trodden;
yet a little while
    and (D)the time of her harvest will come.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon (E)has devoured me;
    he has crushed me;
he has made me an empty vessel;
    (F)he has swallowed me like (G)a monster;
he has filled his stomach with my delicacies;
    he has rinsed me out.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 51:34 Or he has expelled me

32 the river crossings seized,
    the marshes set on fire,(A)
    and the soldiers terrified.(B)

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

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

34 “Nebuchadnezzar(G) king of Babylon has devoured(H) us,(I)
    he has thrown us into confusion,
    he has made us an empty jar.
Like a serpent he has swallowed us
    and filled his stomach with our delicacies,
    and then has spewed(J) us out.

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