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Ezekiel 26:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 17 And they will sing a dirge*+ over you and say to you:
  
  “How you have perished,+ you who were inhabited from the seas, the praised city;
  You and your* inhabitants were mighty on the sea,+
  Spreading terror to all the inhabitants of the earth!

Ezekiel 26:17

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 17 And they must raise up over you a dirge+ and say to you:
  
  “‘“How you have perished, that used to be inhabited from the seas,*+ O praised city, who became a strong one in the sea,+ she and those inhabiting her, those who gave their terror to all the inhabitants [of the earth]!*

Ezekiel 26:17

The Bible in Living English
- 17 * and strike up a dirge over you and say to you
  
  How you are undone,
  suppressed from the seas,
  city renowned in song,
  That had been strong by the sea,
  you and your inhabitants
  Who threw the fright of them
  over all that live on it!

Ezekiel 26:17

American Standard Version
- 17 And they shall take up a lamentation over thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, that caused their terror to be on all that dwelt there!

Ezekiel 26:17

The Emphasized Bible
- 17 Then shall they take up over thee a dirge And say to thee,—How hast thou perished, And ceased from the seas,—The city renowned which was strong in the sea, She and they who dwelt in her, Who imparted their terror To all who dwelt in her!

Ezekiel 26:17

King James Version
- 17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!