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Yahweh of hosts ... says this
Jeremiah introduces an important message from Yahweh. See Jeremiah 6:6.
The daughter of Babylon
"Daughter of Babylon" is another name for the people who live in Babylon.
is like a threshing floor
People thresh grain by trampling it on a threshing floor, and Yahweh speaks of people punishing the daughter of Babylon as if they were threshing grain.
It is time to trample her down
"It is time to punish her"
the time of harvest will come to her
"God will punish her for her sins"