Jeremiah 50:42-44

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⁴²Their armies have bows and spears.
    The soldiers are cruel.
    They have no mercy.
The soldiers come riding on their horses;
    the sound is as loud as the roaring sea.
They stand in their places, ready for battle.
    They are ready to attack you, city of Babylon.
⁴³The king of Babylon heard about those armies,
    and he is paralyzed with fear.
He is overcome with fear and pain,
    like a woman giving birth.

⁴⁴“Sometimes a lion will come
    from the thick bushes near the Jordan River.
It will walk into the fields
    where people have their animals.
I will be like that lion;
    I will chase Babylon from its land.
Who should I choose to do this?
    There is no one like me.
    There is no one who can challenge me.
No shepherd will come to chase me away.
    I will chase away the Babylonians.”