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the land will shake and be in anguish

The land is a metonym for the people who live on the land. Shaking and being in anguish are metonyms for being very afraid. AT: "the people who live in Babylon will shake with fear and be in anguish" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

anguish

"much mental pain"

against Babylon

The city of Babylon is a metonym for the people of Babylon. AT: "against the people of Babylon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

there is no inhabitant

"no one lives"