There was a little city with a few people in it and a mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.
Luke 19:43 - Tree of Life Version For the days will come upon you when your enemies will surround you with barricades and hem you in on all sides. 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 a little city with a few people in it and a mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and built great siege works against it.
Therefore thus says Adonai concerning the king of Assyria: “He will not come to the city, or shoot an arrow there, or come before it with a shield, or throw up a siege-ramp against it.
He will slaughter your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build siege works against you, cast up an assault ramp against you and raise up shields against you.
Lay siege against it, build earthworks against it, raise an assault ramp against it; pitch camps against it and place battering rams all around it.
Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city.
saying, “If only you had recognized this day the things that lead to shalom! But now they are hidden from your eyes.