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32 The river crossings have been captured,
    and the swamplands are burning.
    All of Babylon’s soldiers are terribly afraid.”

33 This is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says:

“The city of Babylon is like a threshing floor,
    where people crush the grain at harvest time.
    The time to harvest Babylon is coming soon.”

34 “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has defeated and destroyed us.
    In the past he took our people away,
    and we became like an empty jar.
He was like a giant snake that swallowed us.
    He filled his stomach with our best things.
    Then he spit us out.

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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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