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Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her own raglayim shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Who hath devised this against Tzor, the crowning city, whose sokharim (merchants) are sarim (princes), whose traders are the nikhbadei Eretz (honored of the Earth).

Hashem Tzva’os hath devised it, to demean the ga’on (pride) of every beauty, and to humble all the nikhbadei Eretz.

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Is this your city of revelry,(A)
    the old, old city,
whose feet have taken her
    to settle in far-off lands?
Who planned this against Tyre,
    the bestower of crowns,
whose merchants(B) are princes,
    whose traders(C) are renowned in the earth?
The Lord Almighty planned(D) it,
    to bring down(E) her pride in all her splendor
    and to humble(F) all who are renowned(G) on the earth.

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