translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: PSA

label: NET study note

text: . The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.


text: For other references to the wholesale slaughter of babies in the context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, see 2 Kgs 8:12 ; Isa 13:16 ; Hos 13:16 ; Nah 3:10 .