Isaiah 24:12

12 The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.

Isaiah 24:12 in Other Translations

KJV
12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
ESV
12 Desolation is left in the city; the gates are battered into ruins.
NLT
12 The city is left in ruins, its gates battered down.
MSG
12 The city is dead and deserted, bulldozed into piles of rubble.
CSB
12 Only desolation remains in the city; its gate has collapsed in ruins.

Isaiah 24:12 In-Context

10 The ruined city lies desolate; the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out for wine; all joy turns to gloom, all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces.
13 So will it be on the earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
14 They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they acclaim the LORD’s majesty.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Isaiah 19:18
  • 2. S Isaiah 3:26; S Isaiah 13:2
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