For you have turned the city into a pile of rocks,(A)
a fortified city, into ruins;
the fortress of barbarians(B) is no longer a city;
it will never be rebuilt.
Therefore, a strong people will honor you.
The cities of violent nations will fear you.
For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,
a stronghold for the needy(C) in his distress,
a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.(D)
When the breath of the violent
is like a storm against a wall,

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