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·Look at [L Is this…?] your ·once happy [boisterous] city,
    ·founded so long ago [whose beginning was from days of antiquity].
·People from that city have traveled […whose feet have taken her]
    far away to live.
Who planned Tyre’s destruction?
    Tyre ·made others rich [bestower of crowns; or wearer of crowns].
Its merchants ·were treated like [L were; or are] princes,
    and its traders were ·greatly respected [L the honored/renowned of the earth].
It was the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; T of hosts] who planned this.
    He decided to ·make these proud people unimportant [L bring down the pride of all her glory/splendor];
    he decided to ·disgrace [humble] ·those who were greatly respected [L the honored/renowned of the earth].

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Is this your city of revelry,(A)
    the old, old city,
whose feet have taken her
    to settle in far-off lands?
Who planned this against Tyre,
    the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants(B) are princes,
    whose traders(C) are renowned in the earth?
The Lord Almighty planned(D) it,
    to bring down(E) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(F) all who are renowned(G) on the earth.

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