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10 Writhe and scream, Daughter of Zion,
    like a woman giving birth, since now you must leave the city,
    and you will seek shelter in the fields.
    You will go to Babylon.
    There you will be rescued.
    There the Lord will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.

11 But now many nations have banded together against you.
    They say, “Let her be degraded! Let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
12 But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord,
    and they do not understand his plans,
    namely, that he will gather them together like bundles of grain on the threshing floor.

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