19 For this is what the Lord God says: “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I (A)bring up the deep over you and the great waters cover you, 20 then I will bring you down with those who (B)go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you remain in the (C)lower parts of the earth, like the ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not [a]be inhabited; but I will put (D)glory in the land of the living. 21 I will [b]cause you (E)sudden terrors and you will no longer exist; though you will be sought, (F)you will never be found again,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 26:20 Another reading is return
  2. Ezekiel 26:21 Lit give

19 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring the deep upon you, and great waters cover you, 20 then I will bring you down (A)with those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory (B)in the land of the living. 21 (C)I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; (D)though you are sought for, you will never be found again,’ says the Lord God.”

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