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11 He has stretched out his hand over the sea;
    he has shaken the kingdoms;
the Lord has given command concerning Canaan,
    to destroy its fortresses.(A)
12 He said:
“You will exult no longer,
    O oppressed virgin daughter Sidon;
rise, cross over to Cyprus—
    even there you will have no rest.”(B)

13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people; it was not Assyria. They destined it for wild animals.[a] They erected their siege towers; they tore down her palaces; they made her a ruin.(C)

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  1. 23.13 Or This is the people that was not. Assyria founded it for its fleet.