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Yahweh speaks to the people of Jerusalem, who could hear him, as if he were speaking to the people of Babylon, who could not hear him. He speaks of the city as if it were a mountain.

I will stretch out my hand against you

"I will use my strength to attack you"

I will ... roll you down from the cliffs

Yahweh speaks of Babylon as a building that he is breaking down and throwing away.

cliffs

A cliff is the steep side of a mountain or hill.

I will ... make you a burned-out mountain

"I will ... make you a pile of useless rocks"

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