Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, Since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us.

Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

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Even the junipers(A) and the cedars of Lebanon
    gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
    no one comes to cut us down.”(B)

The realm of the dead(C) below is all astir
    to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed(D) to greet you—
    all those who were leaders(E) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
    all those who were kings over the nations.(F)
10 They will all respond,
    they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
    you have become like us.”(G)

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