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10 Writhe in pain and cry aloud,
    O daughter Zion,
    like a woman in labor.
For now you must go forth from the city
    and camp in the open country.
You will go to Babylon
    where you will be saved.
There the Lord will deliver you
    from the hands of your enemies.

The Nations Crush the Land of God

11 But now many nations
    are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be profaned;
    let us gloat over Zion.”
12 However, they do not know
    the thoughts of the Lord
    or comprehend his plan.
For he has gathered them
    like sheaves on the threshing floor.

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