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56 ·The army has come to destroy [L Destroyers have come to] Babylon.
    Her soldiers have been captured,
    and their bows are broken,
because the Lord is a God who punishes people for the evil they do.
    He ·gives them the full punishment they deserve [repays them in full].
57 I will make Babylon’s rulers and wise men drunk [C with the cup of God’s wrath; 25:15–38],
    and her governors, officers, and soldiers, too.
Then they will sleep forever and never wake up [v. 39],” says the King,
    whose name is the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts].

58 This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] says:

“Babylon’s ·thick [broad] wall will be completely ·pulled down [leveled]
    and her high gates burned with fire.
The people will ·work hard [weary themselves], but it won’t help;
    their work will only become fuel for the flames!”

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56 A destroyer(A) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay(C) in full.
57 I will make her officials(D) and wise(E) men drunk,(F)
    her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep(G) forever and not awake,”
    declares the King,(H) whose name is the Lord Almighty.

58 This is what the Lord Almighty says:

“Babylon’s thick wall(I) will be leveled
    and her high gates(J) set on fire;
the peoples(K) exhaust(L) themselves for nothing,
    the nations’ labor is only fuel for the flames.”(M)

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