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31 They shave their heads in grief for you
    and dress themselves in burlap.
They weep for you with bitter anguish
    and deep mourning.
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
    they sing this sad funeral song:
‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre,
    now silent at the bottom of the sea?
33 The merchandise you traded
    satisfied the desires of many nations.
Kings at the ends of the earth
    were enriched by your trade.

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31 They will shave their heads(A) because of you
    and will put on sackcloth.
They will weep(B) over you with anguish of soul
    and with bitter mourning.(C)
32 As they wail and mourn over you,
    they will take up a lament(D) concerning you:
“Who was ever silenced like Tyre,
    surrounded by the sea?(E)
33 When your merchandise went out on the seas,(F)
    you satisfied many nations;
with your great wealth(G) and your wares
    you enriched the kings of the earth.

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