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"^(a)Come down and sit in the dust, O ^(b)virgin ^(c)daughter of Babylon; Sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called ^(d)tender and delicate.

"Take the ^(e)millstones and ^(f)grind meal. Remove your ^(g)veil, ^(h)strip off the skirt, Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.

"Your ⁽ⁱ⁾nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will ^(j)take vengeance and will not ^[a]spare a man."

Our ^(k)Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel.

"^(l)Sit silently, and go into ^(m)darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For you will no longer be called The ⁽ⁿ⁾queen of ^(o)kingdoms.

"I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And gave them into your hand. You did not show mercy to them, On the ^(p)aged you made your yoke very heavy.

"Yet you said, ‘I will be a ^(q)queen forever.' These things you did not ^(r)consider Nor remember the ^(s)outcome of ^[b]them.

"Now, then, hear this, you ^(t)sensual one, Who ^(u)dwells securely, Who says in ^[c]your heart, ‘^(v)I am, and there is no one besides me. I will ^(w)not sit as a widow, Nor know loss of children.'