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41 “Look! An army is coming from the north.
    I am stirring up a great nation and many kings.
    They are coming from a land that is very far away.
42 Their soldiers are armed with bows and spears.
    They are mean.
    They do not show any mercy at all.
They come riding in on their horses.
    They sound like the roaring ocean.
They are lined up for battle.
    They are coming to attack you, city of Babylon.
43 The king of Babylon has heard reports about them.
    His hands can’t help him.
He is in great pain.
    It is like the pain of a woman having a baby.

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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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