1)

Since it says "Al Bavel", there is no need to say "Aleha"!

1.

Radak: Sometimes a verse gives a pronoun, and afterwards the noun, e.g. "va'Tir'ehu Es ha'Yeled" (Shemos 2:6).

2)

What is the tense of "Chitesah"?

1.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan and others: It is passive (were broken). The Chirik under the Ches is in place of a Shuruk (it is passive). The same applies to "u'Fitechu She'arecha Tamid" (Yeshayah 60:11).

2.

Radak: [It is simple past tense. It is as if Bavel] broke its bows, via its many sins. This is why it says "Ki Kel Gemulos Hashem"!

3)

Why does it say both "Ki Kel Gemulos Hashem" and "Shalem Yeshalem"?

1.

Malbim: Gemul is according to excitement of hatred. Tashlumin is according to the action; he is punished both due to the hatred, and due to the action that he did.

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