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Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground, and will tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.
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Verse 16. Sea: colonies, or tributary to Tyre. verse 8. Bible.—Leptis, Utica, Carthage, and Cadiz, were founded by Tyrians. Pliny verse 19.—Some pretend that these cities were attacked by the conquerors, for manifesting their grief. See Jos. Ant. x. Pineda, and so forth—But we shall not here follow conjectures.—Astonishment. Hebrew “troubles,” or mourning. Calmet.
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