¹⁶All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones,^t remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled^u at you. ¹⁷Then they will lament^v for you and say of you,

‘How you have perished, city of renown,

you who were populated from the seas!^B

She who was powerful on the sea,

she and all of her inhabitants

inflicted their terror.^C

¹⁸Now the coastlands tremble^w

on the day of your downfall;

the islands in the sea

are alarmed by your demise.’ ”

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BSome read ‘How you were destroyed from the seas, city of renown!
C and all her inhabitants who put their terror on all her inhabitants; obscure

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you. And they will raise a lamentation over you and say to you,

“ ‘How you have perished,

you who were inhabited from the seas,

O city renowned,

who was mighty on the sea;

she and her inhabitants imposed their terror

on all her inhabitants!

Now the coastlands tremble

on the day of your fall,

and the coastlands that are on the sea

are dismayed at your passing.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you. Then they will take up a lament concerning you and say to you:

“ ‘How you are destroyed, city of renown,

peopled by men of the sea!

You were a power on the seas,

you and your citizens;

you put your terror

on all who lived there.

Now the coastlands tremble

on the day of your fall;

the islands in the sea

are terrified at your collapse.’

NLTNew Living Translation

All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction. Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song:

“O famous island city,

once ruler of the sea,

how you have been destroyed!

Your people, with their naval power,

once spread fear around the world.

Now the coastlands tremble at your fall.

The islands are dismayed as you disappear.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, and they will remove their robes, and their beautiful garments of finished cloth they will take off. With terror they will be clothed, and on the ground they will sit, and they will tremble continually, and they will be appalled over you. And they will raise a lament over you, and they will say to you,

‘How you have been lost who was inhabited from the seas;

the city that was praised, that was strong.

It is located on the sea,

and its inhabitants imposed their terror on all of its inhabitants.

Now the coastlands will tremble

at the day of your downfall,

and the islands that are in the sea

will be horrified because of your departure.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. 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! Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

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