Jeremiah 51:33
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33For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
“The Daughter of Babylon is like a 51:33 At harvest time the threshing floor had to be firmly trampled before the grain or seeds could be extracted with the flail. A flail consisted of a handle to which was attached a freely swinging stick or bar. In the Bible, the harvest is often used as metaphor for judgment.threshing floor
At the time it is being trampled and prepared;
Yet in a little while the time of harvest will come for her.”