Isaiah 3:26

“And her gates shall lament and mourne; and she being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.”

1611 King James Version (KJV)




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Other Translations for Isaiah 3:26

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being] desolate shall sit upon the ground.
- King James Version

And her gates will lament and mourn, And deserted she will sit on the ground.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And in the public places of her towns will be sorrow and weeping; and she will be seated on the earth, waste and uncovered.
- Basic English Bible

and her gates shall lament and mourn; and, stripped, she shall sit upon the ground.
- Darby Bible

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.
- Webster's Bible

Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.
- World English Bible

And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!
- Youngs Literal Bible

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and utterly bereft she shall sit upon the ground.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

Commentary for Isaiah 3:26

Wesley's Notes for Isaiah 3:26

3:26 Gates - The gates of Zion or Jerusalem, which, by a figure, are said to lament, to imply the great desolation of the place; that there would be no people to go out and come in by the gates, as they used to do. Shall sit - Like a mournful woman bewailing the loss of her husband and children.


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