“And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
And her gates shall lament and mourne; and she being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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