Ezekiel 26:17
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And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
In other translations
And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
Hebrew words
וְנָשְׂאוּvenase'uand they will take upH5375עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921קִינָהkinaha lamentationH7015וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559לָךְlakhto youאֵיךְ'eikhhow!H349אָבַדְתְּ'avadtyou have perishedH6נוֹשֶׁבֶתnoshevetO inhabited [city]H3427מִיַּמִּיםmiyamimfrom [the] seasH3220הָעִירha'irO cityH5892הַהֻלָּלָהhahulalahthat <it> was praisedH1984אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הָיְתָהhayetahit wasH1961חֲזָקָהchazakahmightyH2389בַיָּםvaiyamin the seaH3220הִיאhi'itH1931וְיֹשְׁבֶיהָveyosheveihaand inhabitants itsH3427אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whichH834נָתְנוּnatenuthey gaveH5414חִתִּיתָםchititamterror theirH2851לְכָל־lekholto allH3605יוֹשְׁבֶיהָ׃yosheveihainhabitants itsH3427
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