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23 How is the hammer of the whole earth broken, and destroyed! how is Babylon turned into a desert among the nations!

24 I have caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O Babylon, and thou wast not aware of it: thou art found and caught, because thou hast provoked the Lord.

25 The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his wrath: for the Lord the God of hosts hath a work to be done in the land of the Chaldeans.

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23 How broken and shattered
    is the hammer(A) of the whole earth!(B)
How desolate(C) is Babylon
    among the nations!
24 I set a trap(D) for you, Babylon,
    and you were caught before you knew it;
you were found and captured(E)
    because you opposed(F) the Lord.
25 The Lord has opened his arsenal
    and brought out the weapons(G) of his wrath,
for the Sovereign Lord Almighty has work to do
    in the land of the Babylonians.(H)

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