 For the Lord of hosts, God of Israel, saith these things, The daughter of Babylon is as a cornfloor, at the time of threshing thereof; yet a little, and the time of reaping thereof shall come. For the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saith these things, The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor, at the time of its threshing; and then after a little while, its time of reaping, or of harvest, shall come. 