Isaiah 3:26

26 The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

Isaiah 3:26 in Other Translations

KJV
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
ESV
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.
NLT
26 The gates of Zion will weep and mourn. The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.
MSG
26 The entrance gate to Zion will be clotted with people mourning their dead - A city stooped under the weight of her loss, brought to her knees by her sorrows.
CSB
26 Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground.

Isaiah 3:26 In-Context

24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding.
25 Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle.
26 The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 14:31; Isaiah 24:12; Isaiah 45:2
  • 2. S Psalms 137:1; Isaiah 24:4,7; Isaiah 29:2; Isaiah 33:9; Jeremiah 4:28; Jeremiah 14:2
  • 3. S Leviticus 26:31
  • 4. S Job 2:13; Lamentations 4:5; Lamentations 2:10
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