there was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it.
Luke 19:43 - New International Version (Anglicised) The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, |
there was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it.
‘Therefore this is what the Lord says concerning the king of Assyria: ‘He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it.
He will ravage your settlements on the mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp up to your walls and raise his shields against you.
Then lay siege to it: erect siege works against it, build a ramp up to it, set up camps against it and put battering-rams around it.
The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace – but now it is hidden from your eyes.