A little city, and few men in it, and a great sovereign came against it, and besieged it, and built huge siege-works against it.
Luke 19:43 - The Scriptures 2009 “Because days shall come upon you when your enemies shall build a rampart around you, and surround you and press you on all sides, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For a time is coming upon you when your enemies will throw up a bank [with pointed stakes] about you and surround you and shut you in on every side. [Isa. 29:3; Jer. 6:6; Ezek. 4:2.] American Standard Version (1901) For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, Common English Bible The time will come when your enemies will build fortifications around you, encircle you, and attack you from all sides. Catholic Public Domain Version For the days will overtake you. And your enemies will encircle you with a valley. And they will surround you and hem you in on every side. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For the days shall come upon thee, and thy enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and straiten thee on every side, |
A little city, and few men in it, and a great sovereign came against it, and besieged it, and built huge siege-works against it.
“Therefore thus said יהוה concerning the sovereign of Ashshur, ‘He does not come into this city, nor does he shoot an arrow there, nor does he come before it with shield, nor does he build a siege mound against it.
With the sword he shall kill your daughters in the field. And he shall heap up a siege mound against you, and shall build a wall against you, and shall raise a large shield against you,
and shall lay siege against it, and build a siege wall against it, and heap up a mound against it, and set camps against it, and place battering rams against it all around.
“But when the sovereign heard, he was wroth, and sent out his soldiers, destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.
saying, “If you only knew even today, the matters for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.