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16 Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones, remove their robes, and take off their embroidered garments. Their bodies having been overcome with incessant trembling, they will sit on the ground, totally appalled at you. 17 Then they will raise a lament over you:

How you have perished, swept from the sea,
    O greatly renowned city!
You were once mighty on the sea,
    you and your inhabitants,
who used to spread terror
    on all the mainland.
18 Now the coastlands tremble
    on the day of your fall;
the islands of the sea
    are appalled at your passing.

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