Jeremiah 50:2-4

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² “Announce this to all nations!
    Lift up a flag and announce the message!
Speak the whole message and say,
    ‘The nation of Babylon will be captured.
The god Bel will be put to shame.
    The god Marduk will be very afraid.
Babylon’s idols will be put to shame.
    Her gods will be filled with terror.’
³ A nation from the north will attack Babylon.
    That nation will make Babylon like an empty desert.
No one will live there.
    Both men and animals will run away.”
⁴ The Lord says, “At that time
    the people of Israel and the people of Judah will be together.
They will cry and cry together,
    and together, they will go look for the Lord their God.