And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.
Micah 1:9 - English Standard Version 2016 For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For [Samaria's] wounds are incurable and they come even to Judah; He [the Lord] has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) For her wounds are incurable; for it is come even unto Judah; it reacheth unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. Common English Bible Indeed, Zion has been weakened by her wounds! It has come as far as Judah; he has struck as far as the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version For her wound has been in despair. For it has come even to Judah. It has touched the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people even to Jerusalem. |
And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.
In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.
And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the highway to the Washer’s Field.
Why is my pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Will you be to me like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?
Go up to Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt! In vain you have used many medicines; there is no healing for you.
For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good, because disaster has come down from the Lord to the gate of Jerusalem.
Therefore I strike you with a grievous blow, making you desolate because of your sins.
There is no easing your hurt; your wound is grievous. All who hear the news about you clap their hands over you. For upon whom has not come your unceasing evil?