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41     ‘Look! An army is coming from the north.
    A great nation and many kings are preparing to attack.
    They are coming from a place that is far away.
42     Its soldiers carry bows and spears as their weapons.
    They are always cruel and they are never kind.
    They ride into the battle on their horses,
    and it sounds like the noise of the sea.
    They are ready to attack you, people of Babylon!
43     The king of Babylon has heard news about them,
    and he is very afraid.
    He feels too weak to fight.
    He feels pain like a woman who is giving birth.

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41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;(A)
    a great nation and many kings
    are being stirred(B) up from the ends of the earth.(C)
42 They are armed with bows(D) and spears;
    they are cruel(E) and without mercy.(F)
They sound like the roaring sea(G)
    as they ride on their horses;
they come like men in battle formation
    to attack you, Daughter Babylon.(H)
43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them,
    and his hands hang limp.(I)
Anguish has gripped him,
    pain like that of a woman in labor.(J)

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