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the gates are battered into ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the city desolation is left, And the gate is stricken with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Desolation is left in the city And the gate is battered to ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Desolation is left in the city And the gate is battered to ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Desolation is left in the city, And the gate is battered to ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Desolation remains in the city, And the gate is struck down to ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Horrible desolation is left in the city, And the gate is battered into ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Only desolation remains in the city; its gate has collapsed in ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Only desolation remains in the city; its gate has collapsed in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Cities are destroyed; their gates are torn down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The city is left in ruins. Its gate is battered to pieces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The city is in ruins, and its gates have been broken down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Desolation remains in the city whose gates lie battered into ruins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in ruins; its gate is reduced to rubble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Desolation [is] left in the city, "" And the gate is struck [with] ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Left in the city is desolation, And with wasting is the gate smitten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Desolation was left in the city, and the gate shall be struck in ruins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Desolation is left in the city, and calamity shall oppress the gates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Solitude is what remains in the city, and calamity will overwhelm its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the city nothing remains but desolation, gates battered into ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Desolation is left in the city, the gates are battered into ruins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The city is left in desolation, and its gates are broken with destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And destruction remained in the city, and misery will cut off its gates!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the city is left desolation, And the gate is smitten unto ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And cities shall be left desolate, and houses being left shall fall to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/24-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4906" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">God's Judgment on the Earth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>In the streets they cry out for wine. All joy turns to gloom; rejoicing is exiled from the land. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bā·‘îr (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">The city</a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: niš·’ar (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">is left</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: šam·māh (N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">in ruins;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: šā·‘ar (N-ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">its gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3807.htm" title="3807: yuk·kaṯ- (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To beat, crush by beating. A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike.">is reduced</a> <a href="/hebrew/7591.htm" title="7591: ū·šə·’î·yāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A ruin. From sha'ah; desolation.">to rubble.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>So will it be on the earth and among the nations, like a harvested olive tree, like a gleaning after a grape harvest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a></span><br />A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-19.htm">Ezekiel 7:19</a></span><br />They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their appetites or fill their stomachs with wealth, for it became the stumbling block that brought their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a></span><br />That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10</a></span><br />The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-3.htm">Amos 5:3</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13</a></span><br />Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20</a></span><br />But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-28.htm">Ezekiel 33:28</a></span><br />I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-14.htm">Zechariah 7:14</a></span><br />But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Isaiah 6:11</a></span><br />Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Isaiah 32:14</a></b></br> Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></b></br> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1,4</a></b></br> How doth the city sit solitary, <i>that was</i> full of people! <i>how</i> is she become as a widow! she <i>that was</i> great among the nations, <i>and</i> princess among the provinces, <i>how</i> is she become tributary! … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">Battered</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-7.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Public</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Wasting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/12-20.htm">Battered</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">City</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Desolation</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-6.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-19.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Public</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Wasting</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">The doleful judgments of God upon the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">A remnant shall joyfully praise him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/24-16.htm">God in his judgments shall advance his kingdom</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The city is left in ruins;</b><br>This phrase reflects the desolation and judgment that has come upon the city, symbolizing the broader judgment on the earth. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a>, this chapter is often referred to as the "Apocalypse of Isaiah," depicting a universal judgment. The "city" can be seen as a representation of human civilization and its rebellion against God. Historically, cities like Jerusalem and Babylon have faced destruction due to their disobedience, serving as a warning to all nations. This imagery of ruin is consistent with other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a> and <a href="/lamentations/1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a>, where cities are depicted as desolate due to divine judgment.<p><b>its gate is reduced to rubble.</b><br>The gate of a city in ancient times was not only a physical structure but also a symbol of strength, security, and commerce. It was often the place where leaders met, judgments were made, and business was conducted (see <a href="/ruth/4.htm">Ruth 4:1-11</a>). The destruction of the gate signifies the complete collapse of societal order and protection. In biblical typology, the gate can also represent the entry point to spiritual truth or deception. Jesus refers to Himself as the "gate" in <a href="/john/10-9.htm">John 10:9</a>, offering salvation and security. The reduction of the gate to rubble in <a href="/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12</a> underscores the futility of relying on human strength and the ultimate sovereignty of God over all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city.htm">The City</a></b><br>Represents a place of human habitation and civilization, often symbolizing the collective state of humanity in rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a></b><br>In ancient times, the gate of a city was a place of authority, commerce, and judgment. Its destruction signifies the collapse of societal order and protection.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching theme of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/24.htm">Isaiah 24</a>, where God pronounces judgment on the earth for its sinfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruins_and_rubble.htm">Ruins and Rubble</a></b><br>Symbolic of the consequences of sin and the inevitable downfall of human pride and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin leads to destruction and chaos, both individually and collectively. We must recognize the seriousness of sin and its impact on our lives and communities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_foundations.htm">The Importance of Godly Foundations</a></b><br>Just as a city needs strong gates for protection, our lives need to be built on the foundation of God's Word and righteousness to withstand trials and judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is just and inevitable for those who persist in rebellion. We must live in reverence and obedience to Him, acknowledging His authority over all creation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_desolation.htm">Hope Amidst Desolation</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment, God offers hope and restoration to those who turn to Him. We should seek His mercy and grace, trusting in His redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of ruins serves as a call to repentance, urging us to examine our lives and turn away from sin before it's too late.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_crucifixion.htm">What is the definition of crucifixion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/(psalm_24_7)_why_personify_gates_evidence.htm">(Psalm 24:7) Why does the text personify gates to 'lift up their heads,' and is there any historical or archaeological evidence this metaphorical language was taken literally?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_proverbs_24_10-12_conflict_with_other_bible_stories.htm">Proverbs 24:10-12: Does this claim about rescuing those in peril conflict with stories of inaction or injustice found elsewhere in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ruth_4_1-2's_gate_scene_historical.htm">In Ruth 4:1-2, is there historical evidence supporting a legal negotiation at the city gate, or could this be a literary invention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">In the city is left desolation.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">of the city. </span>Nothing should be left but its crumbling ruins. The "gate," usually, in an Eastern town, the pride of the city, and the chief place of concourse, had been battered till it lay in ruins.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The gate is smitten with destruction</span>. The very gates of the towns, generally guarded with such care, are broken down and lie in ruins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/24-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The city</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּעִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is left</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁאַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(niš·’ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> </span><span class="str2">To swell up, be, redundant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in ruins;</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁמָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁעַר׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is reduced</span><br /><span class="heb">יֻכַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(yuk·kaṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3807.htm">Strong's 3807: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bruise, violently strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to rubble.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·’î·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7591.htm">Strong's 7591: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desolation</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/24-12.htm">Isaiah 24:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/24-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 24:12 The city is left in desolation (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 24:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 24:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 24:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>