19 “For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, (A)when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, 20 then (B)I will make you go down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the world below, among ruins from of old, (C)with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set beauty (D)in the land of the living. 21 I will bring you (E)to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. (F)Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God.”

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19 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when bringing up over you the deep, the great surging waters[a] will cover you. 20 And I will bring you down with those who are going down to the grave,[b] an ancient people,[c] and I will cause you to dwell in the world[d] of the depths, in the ruins from of old with those who are going down to the grave,[e] so that you will not be inhabited and have a place[f] in the land of the living. 21 Sudden terrors I will bring on you, and you shall no longer exist; and you will be sought, and you will not be found again forever,”[g] declares[h] the Lord Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 26:19 Literally “the waters the many”
  2. Ezekiel 26:20 Or “pit”
  3. Ezekiel 26:20 Literally “a people of eternity/endless ages”
  4. Ezekiel 26:20 Or “land”
  5. Ezekiel 26:20 Or “pit”
  6. Ezekiel 26:20 Hebrew “and I will give beauty in the land of the living”
  7. Ezekiel 26:21 Literally “to eternity/endless ages”
  8. Ezekiel 26:21 Literally “declaration of”