Ezekiel 26:16
Contemporary English Version
16 (A) The kings will step down from their thrones, then take off their royal robes and fancy clothes, and sit on the ground, trembling. They will be so shocked at the news of your defeat that they will shake in fear
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Ezekiel 26:16
New International Version
Ezekiel 26:17
Contemporary English Version
17 and sing this funeral song:
“The great city beside the sea
is destroyed![a]
Its people once ruled the coast
and terrified everyone there.
Footnotes
- 26.17 The great city … is destroyed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
Ezekiel 26:17
New International Version
17 Then they will take up a lament(A) 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.(B)
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