en_tn_lite_do_not_use/jer/50/16.md

Yahweh tells the enemies of Babylon how to conquer.

a sickle at the time of harvest

This is farm tool used in harvesting grain. Yahweh compares harvesting to destroying Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Let each person turn back … to their own land

This is the same idea expressed in two different ways. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)