הַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ אֶל־בָּבֶ֣ל ׀ רַ֠בִּים כָּל־דֹּ֨רְכֵי קֶ֜שֶׁת חֲנ֧וּ עָלֶ֣יהָ סָבִ֗יב אַל־יְהִי־[לָהּ֙] פְּלֵטָ֔ה שַׁלְּמוּ־לָ֣הּ כְּפָעֳלָ֔הּ כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשְׂתָ֖ה עֲשׂוּ־לָ֑הּ כִּ֧י אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה זָ֖דָה אֶל־קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Call together the archers against Babylon, All them that bend the bow; Encamp against her round about, Let none thereof escape; Recompense her according to her work, According to all that she hath done, do unto her: For she hath been arrogant against the LORD, Against the Holy One of Israel. .
Tractate Soferim
The following words are to be read but are not written [in the text]: the children of;52In Judg. 20, 13. Euphrates;53In 2 Sam. 8, 3. man;54In 2 Sam. 16, 23. as;55ibid. XVIII, 20. V incorrectly בן for כן. his sons;562 Kings 19, 37. of hosts;57ibid. 31. come;58In Jer. 31, 38 (some edd. 37). thereof;59In Jer. 50, 29. V incorrectly lo’ for lah. unto me;60In Ruth 3, 5. to me.61ibid. 17.