KJV ORIGINAL
Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him, and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees of the field fainted for him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what the Lord God says: The day he died, I made the whole world grieve. I covered the ocean depths in mourning and held back the rushing waters. I made Lebanon weep for him, and every tree in the field withered with sorrow.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When greatness falls, even creation itself stops to mourn.
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