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Isaiah 3:26

24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.

25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle.

And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.
KJV
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
WEB
Her gates shall lament and mourn. She shall be desolate and sit on the ground.
ASV
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.
DARBY
and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.
BLB
and her gates will lament and mourn and she will be left empty—on the ground she will sit.
ÅB
Og hennes[^5] porter klager og sørger, og utplyndret sitter hun på jorden.
[^1]: staten i dens elendige forfatning.
[^2]: smykker som forestiller solen.
[^3]: DMR 8, 21.
[^4]: 2MO 38, 8.
[^5]: Jerusalems.
OTB
Og hennes porter skal sørge og klage, og hun skal sitte øde på bakken.
B1930
Og hennes porter klager og sørger, og utplyndret sitter hun på jorden. / < Jerusalems.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Jeremiah 14:2

    “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.

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  • Lamentations 2:10

    The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

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  • Lamentations 1:4

    The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.

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  • Job 2:13

    Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

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  • Luke 19:44

    They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

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  • Job 2:8

    And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

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  • Ezekiel 26:16

    All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.

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  • Isaiah 47:1

    “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.

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