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I will bring foreigners against you,
    the most barbarous of all the nations.
They will draw their swords
    against the beauty of your wisdom
    and defile your splendor.
They will hurl you down to the pit,
    and you will die a violent death
    in the heart of the seas.
Will you then still say, “I am a god,”
    when your murderers confront you?
No, you are a man, not a god,
    in the hands of those about to slay you.

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I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;(A)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom(B)
    and pierce your shining splendor.(C)
They will bring you down to the pit,(D)
    and you will die a violent death(E)
    in the heart of the seas.(F)
Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,(G)
    in the hands of those who slay you.(H)

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