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26 Now come from far away to attack Babylonia!
Break open the store rooms and take out the grain.
Knock down their buildings and break them into pieces.
Completely destroy everything.
Do not let anything remain!
27 Kill all their strong soldiers.
Let them go to their place of death!
Terrible trouble has come to the people of Babylon.
The time of their punishment has arrived!’

28 Listen! People have run away from the war in Babylon. Now they are arriving in Jerusalem. They will tell the news in Zion about how the Lord is punishing Babylon. He is punishing the people of Babylon because they destroyed his temple.

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26 Come against her from afar.(A)
    Break open her granaries;
    pile her up like heaps of grain.(B)
Completely destroy(C) her
    and leave her no remnant.
27 Kill all her young bulls;(D)
    let them go down to the slaughter!(E)
Woe to them! For their day(F) has come,
    the time(G) for them to be punished.
28 Listen to the fugitives(H) and refugees from Babylon
    declaring in Zion(I)
how the Lord our God has taken vengeance,(J)
    vengeance for his temple.(K)

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