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22-23 The graves of soldiers from Assyria are there. They once terrified people, but they were killed in battle and now lie deep in the world of the dead.[a]

24-25 The graves of soldiers from Elam are there. The very sight of those godless soldiers once terrified their enemies and made them panic. But now they are disgraced and ashamed as they lie in the world of the dead, alongside others who were killed in battle.

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  1. 32.22,23 deep in the world of the dead: The place of greatest dishonor.

23 Their graves are in the depths of the pit(A) and her army lies around her grave.(B) All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.

24 “Elam(C) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(D) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(E) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(F) 25 A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised,(G) killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.

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