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16 I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall, when I cast it down to Sheol with those who go down to the Pit, and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that were well watered, were consoled in the world below.(A) 17 They also went down to Sheol with it, to those killed by the sword, along with its allies,[a] those who lived in its shade among the nations.(B)

18 Which among the trees of Eden was like you in glory and in greatness? Now you shall be brought down with the trees of Eden to the world below; you shall lie among the uncircumcised, with those who are killed by the sword. This is Pharaoh and all his horde, says the Lord God.(C)

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  1. 31.17 Heb its arms

16 I made the nations tremble(A) at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the realm of the dead to be with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees(B) of Eden,(C) the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled(D) in the earth below.(E) 17 They too, like the great cedar, had gone down to the realm of the dead, to those killed by the sword,(F) along with the armed men who lived in its shade among the nations.

18 “‘Which of the trees of Eden can be compared with you in splendor and majesty? Yet you, too, will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the earth below; you will lie among the uncircumcised,(G) with those killed by the sword.

“‘This is Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”

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But those who seek to destroy my life
    shall go down into the depths of the earth;(A)

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Those who want to kill me will be destroyed;(A)
    they will go down to the depths of the earth.(B)

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24 Elam is there and all its hordes around its grave, all of them killed, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread terror in the land of the living. They bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.(A)

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24 “Elam(A) is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.(B) All who had spread terror in the land of the living(C) went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.(D)

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