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Go up against the land of Meratha '
im ,
and against the inhabitants of Pekod .
Slay ,
and utterly destroy after them ,
says the LORD ,
and do all that I have commanded you .
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The noise of battle is in the land ,
and great destruction !
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How the hammer of the whole earth is cut down and broken !
How Babylon has become a horror among the nations !
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I set a snare for you and you were taken ,
O Babylon ,
and you did not know it ;
you were found and caught ,
because you strove against the LORD .
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The LORD has opened his armory ,
and brought out the weapons of his wrath ,
for the Lord GOD of hosts has a work to do in the land of the Chalde '
ans .
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Come against her from every quarter ;
open her granaries ;
pile her up like heaps of grain ,
and destroy her utterly ;
let nothing be left of her .
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Slay all her bulls ,
let them go down to the slaughter .
Woe to them ,
for their day has come ,
the time of their punishment .
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Hark !
they flee and escape from the land of Babylon ,
to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God ,
vengeance for his temple .
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Summon archers against Babylon ,
all those who bend the bow .
Encamp round about her ;
let no one escape .
Requite her according to her deeds ,
do to her according to all that she has done ;
for she has proudly defied the LORD ,
the Holy One of Israel .