The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers—the affirmation that God has destroyed the instruments of oppression and the authority of the rulers. The breaking of the staff and scepter (symbols of rulership) indicates the complete removal of Babylon's power to dominate. This verse grounds the taunt-song in the divine action that has made it possible.

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