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Even the trees of the forest—
    the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon—
    sing out this joyous song:
‘Since you have been cut down,
    no one will come now to cut us down!’

“In the place of the dead[a] there is excitement
    over your arrival.
The spirits of world leaders and mighty kings long dead
    stand up to see you.
10 With one voice they all cry out,
    ‘Now you are as weak as we are!

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Footnotes

  1. 14:9 Hebrew Sheol; also in 14:15.

Even the junipers(A) and the cedars of Lebanon
    gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
    no one comes to cut us down.”(B)

The realm of the dead(C) below is all astir
    to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(D) to greet you—
    all those who were leaders(E) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
    all those who were kings over the nations.(F)
10 They will all respond,
    they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
    you have become like us.”(G)

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