16. All the kings of the seafaring nations will come down from their thrones. They will take off their robes and their embroidered clothes and sit trembling on the ground. They will be so terrified at your fate that they will not be able to stop trembling.
17. They will sing this funeral song for you:The famous city is destroyed!Her ships have been swept from the seas.The people of this city ruled the seasAnd terrified all who lived on the coast.
18. Now, on the day it has fallen,The islands are trembling,And their people are shocked at such destruction.”
19. The Sovereign Lord says: “I will make you as desolate as ruined cities where no one lives. I will cover you with the water of the ocean depths.
20. I will send you down to the world of the dead to join the people who lived in ancient times. I will make you stay in that underground world among eternal ruins, keeping company with the dead. As a result you will never again be inhabited and take your place in the land of the living.
21. I will make you a terrifying example, and that will be the end of you. People may look for you, but you will never be found.” The Sovereign Lord has spoken.