17 I had gall and bitterness, and I went down with him to the utmost of his depth: (ODE) 18 And the feet and the head he let go, for they were not able to endure my face: (ODE) 19 And I made a congregation of living men amongst his dead men, and I spake with them by living lips: (ODE)
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