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Ezekiel 26:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel 26:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 (A) The kings will step down from their thrones, then take off their royal robes and fancy clothes, and sit on the ground, trembling. They will be so shocked at the news of your defeat that they will shake in fear 17 and sing this funeral song:
“The great city beside the sea
is destroyed![a]
Its people once ruled the coast
and terrified everyone there.
18 But now Tyre is in ruins,
and the people on the coast
stare at it in horror
and tremble in fear.”
Footnotes
- 26.17 The great city … is destroyed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Ezekiel 26:16-18
New International Version
Ezekiel 26:16-18
New International Version
16 Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered(A) garments. Clothed(B) with terror, they will sit on the ground,(C) trembling(D) every moment, appalled(E) at you. 17 Then they will take up a lament(F) concerning you and say to you:
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