2 Kings 21:13 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

American Standard Version (1901)

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

Common English Bible

I will stretch out over Jerusalem the same line that I used to measure Samaria and the same mason’s level that I used on Ahab’s family. I will wipe Jerusalem clean the same way someone wipes a plate clean, wiping it clean then turning it facedown.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And I will extend the measuring line of Samaria over Jerusalem, with the scale of the house of Ahab. And I will erase Jerusalem, just as writing tablets are usually erased. And after erasing, I will turn it and repeatedly drag a stylus over its surface.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the weight of the house of Achab. And I will efface Jerusalem, as tables are wont to be effaced: and I will erase and turn it, and draw the pencil often over the face thereof.