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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.

19 For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a ruined city, like other deserted cities, when I raise the deep over you and its mighty waters cover you,

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