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24-25 The graves of soldiers from Elam are there. The very sight of those godless soldiers once terrified their enemies and made them panic. But now they are disgraced and ashamed as they lie in the world of the dead, alongside others who were killed in battle.

26 The graves of soldiers from Meshech and Tubal are there. These godless soldiers who terrified people were all killed in battle. 27 They were not given a proper burial like the heroes of long ago,[a] who were buried with their swords under their heads and with their shields[b] over their bodies. These were the heroes who made their enemies panic.

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Footnotes

  1. 32.27 heroes of long ago: One ancient translation; Hebrew “godless heroes.”
  2. 32.27 shields: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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