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36 A sword against its diviners
    so that they become fools.
A sword against its warriors
    so that they are terrified.
37 A sword against its horses and chariots,
    and the mercenaries[a] in its midst
        so that they lose courage.[b]
A sword against its treasures
    so that they are looted.
38 A sword[c] against the water supplies
    so that they dry up.
It is truly the land of idols,
    idols about which they have gone utterly mad!

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  1. Jeremiah 50:37 Or foreigners
  2. Jeremiah 50:37 Or become like women
  3. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A drought

36 A sword against her false prophets!
    They will become fools.
A sword against her warriors!(A)
    They will be filled with terror.(B)
37 A sword against her horses and chariots(C)
    and all the foreigners in her ranks!
    They will become weaklings.(D)
A sword against her treasures!(E)
    They will be plundered.
38 A drought on[a] her waters!(F)
    They will dry(G) up.
For it is a land of idols,(H)
    idols that will go mad with terror.

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  1. Jeremiah 50:38 Or A sword against