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16 Tell the nations, ‘Here they are!’
    Proclaim against Jerusalem,
‘Besiegers come from a distant land;
    they shout against the cities of Judah.
17 They have closed in around her like watchers of a field,
    because she has rebelled against me,
says the Lord.
18 Your ways and your doings
    have brought this upon you.
This is your doom; how bitter it is!
    It has reached your very heart.’

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16 “Tell this to the nations,
    proclaim concerning Jerusalem:
‘A besieging army is coming from a distant land,(A)
    raising a war cry(B) against the cities of Judah.(C)
17 They surround(D) her like men guarding a field,
    because she has rebelled(E) against me,’”
declares the Lord.
18 “Your own conduct and actions(F)
    have brought this on you.(G)
This is your punishment.
    How bitter(H) it is!
    How it pierces to the heart!”

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