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You have made the city a ·pile of rocks [L heap]
    ·and have destroyed her walls [L the fortified city into a ruin].
The ·city our enemies built with strong walls [or foreigners’ fortress] is gone;
    it will never be built again.
People from powerful nations will ·honor [glorify] you;
    ·cruel people from strong cities [L cities of cruel/ruthless people] will fear you.
You ·protect [L are a refuge/stronghold to] the poor;
    you protect the ·helpless [needy] when they are in ·danger [distress].
You are like a shelter from storms,
    like shade that protects them from the heat.
The ·cruel people attack [L breath of the cruel/ruthless]
    like a rainstorm beating against the wall,

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You have made the city a heap of rubble,(A)
    the fortified(B) town a ruin,(C)
the foreigners’ stronghold(D) a city no more;
    it will never be rebuilt.(E)
Therefore strong peoples will honor you;(F)
    cities of ruthless(G) nations will revere you.
You have been a refuge(H) for the poor,(I)
    a refuge for the needy(J) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(K)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(L)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

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