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17 They shall take up a lamentation over you and say to you:

How you are destroyed, O inhabited one of the seas,
    the renowned city,
which was strong in the sea,
    she and her inhabitants,
who caused her terror
    to be on all her inhabitants!
18 Now the coastlands shall tremble
    on the day of your fall; indeed,
the coastlands that are by the sea
    shall be troubled at your departure.

19 For thus says the Lord God: When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep upon you and great waters shall cover you,

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17 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!

18 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.

19 For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

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