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24 Babylon, I set a trap for you,
    and you were caught before you knew it.
You fought against the Lord,
    so you were found and captured.
25 The Lord has opened up his storeroom
    and brought out the weapons of his anger.
The Lord God All-Powerful brought out those weapons,
    because he has work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

26 “Come against Babylon from far away.
    Break open the storehouses where she keeps her grain.
Destroy Babylon completely.
    Don’t leave anyone alive.
    Pile up her dead bodies like big piles of grain.

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24 I set a trap(A) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(B)
    because you opposed(C) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(D) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(E)
26 Come against her from afar.(F)
    Break open her granaries;
    pile her up like heaps of grain.(G)
Completely destroy(H) her
    and leave her no remnant.

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