18 They will see, and they will despise; but the Lord will laugh them to scorn. After this, they will become a dishonored carcass and a reproach among the dead forever; (WEB) 19 because he will dash them speechless to the ground, and will shake them from the foundations. They will lie utterly waste. They will be in anguish and their memory will perish. (WEB) 20 They will come with coward fear when their sins are counted. Their lawless deeds will convict them to their face. (WEB)
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