3 On the day the Lord gives you relief from suffering and turmoil and cruel bondage,
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you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon:
How the oppressor has come to an end!
How his fury has ended!
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The Lord has broken the rod of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers,
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which in anger struck down peoples
with unceasing blows,
and in fury subdued nations
with relentless aggression.
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All the lands are at rest and at peace;
they break into singing.
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Even the pine trees and the cedars of Lebanon
exult over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
no woodsman comes to cut us down.”