31 Messenger races to meet messenger,(A)
and herald to meet herald,
to announce to the king of Babylon
that his city has been captured
from end to end.
32 The fords have been seized,(B)
the marshes set on fire,
and the soldiers are terrified.

33 For this is what the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says:

Daughter Babylon is like a threshing floor
at the time it is trampled.(C)
In just a little while her harvest time will come.(D)

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31 One courier(A) follows another
    and messenger follows messenger
to announce to the king of Babylon
    that his entire city is captured,(B)
32 the river crossings seized,
    the marshes set on fire,(C)
    and the soldiers terrified.(D)

33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon(E) is like a threshing floor(F)
    at the time it is trampled;
    the time to harvest(G) her will soon come.(H)

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