¹⁸ All the kings of the nations lie in state,
    each in his own tomb.^(A)

¹⁹ But you are cast out^(A) of your tomb
    like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,^(B)
    with those pierced by the sword,^(C)
    those who descend to the stones of the pit.^(D)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,

²¹ Prepare a place to slaughter his children^(A)
    for the sins of their ancestors;^(B)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
    and cover the earth with their cities.

²³ “I will turn her into a place for owls^(A)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,^(B)”
    declares the Lord Almighty.^(C)