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The city will be like a ravaged woman, huddled on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; empty, she shall sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she <i>being</i> desolate shall sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she <i>being</i> desolate shall sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And her gates will lament and mourn, And she will sit deserted on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And her gates will lament and mourn, And deserted she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And her gates will lament and mourn; And deserted she will sit on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And her gates will lament and mourn, And deserted she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And Jerusalem’s gates will lament (cry out in grief) and mourn [as those who wail for the dead]; And she, being ruined <i>and</i> desolate, will sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then her gates will lament and mourn; deserted, she will sit on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The city will mourn and sit in the dirt, emptied of its people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The gates of Zion will cry and grieve, and Zion will sit on the ground, exhausted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The city gates will mourn and cry, and the city itself will be like a woman sitting on the ground, stripped naked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and her gates lament and mourn. Ravaged, she will sit on the ground."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her gates will mourn and lament; deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her gates shall lament and mourn; and she shall be desolate and sit on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her gates shall lament and mourn. She shall be desolate and sit on the ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And her openings have lamented and mourned, "" Indeed, she has been emptied, she sits on the earth!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her entrances sighed and mourned; and being clean, she shall sit upon the earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And her gates will grieve and mourn. And she will sit on the ground, desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Her gates will lament and mourn, as the city sits desolate on the ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; ravaged, she shall sit upon the ground.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; and her victory shall turn to defeat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And her gates shall howl in mourning, and her victory shall fall to the ground <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And her gates shall lament and mourn; And utterly bereft she shall sit upon the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the stores of your ornaments shall mourn, and thou shalt be left alone, and shalt be levelled with the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/3-26.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=773" 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/3.htm">A Warning to Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Your men will fall by the sword, and your warriors in battle. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pə·ṯā·ḥe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">And the gates of Zion</a> <a href="/hebrew/578.htm" title="578: wə·’ā·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to groan.">will lament</a> <a href="/hebrew/56.htm" title="56: wə·’ā·ḇə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To mourn. A primitive root; to bewail.">and mourn;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5352.htm" title="5352: wə·niq·qā·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To be empty or clean. A primitive root; to be clean; by implication to be bare, i.e. Extirpated.">destitute,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šêḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">she will sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: lā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on the ground.</a> </span><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="/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="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Jeremiah 14:2</a></span><br />“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8-9</a></span><br />Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich. / For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15-16</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, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31</a></span><br />They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-16.htm">Amos 5:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Hosts, the Lord, says: “There will be wailing in all the public squares and cries of ‘Alas! Alas!’ in all the streets. The farmer will be summoned to mourn, and the mourners to wail. / There will be wailing in all the vineyards, for I will pass through your midst,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-8.htm">Joel 1:8</a></span><br />Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-5.htm">Hosea 4:5</a></span><br />You will stumble by day, and the prophet will stumble with you by night; so I will destroy your mother—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a></span><br />So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<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="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit on the ground.</p><p class="hdg">her gates</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/14-2.htm">Jeremiah 14:2</a></b></br> Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a></b></br> The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she <i>is</i> in bitterness.</p><p class="hdg">desolate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a></b></br> Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: <i>there is</i> no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8,13</a></b></br> And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></b></br> The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, <i>and</i> keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/76-5.htm">Bereft</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-4.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-8.htm">Destitute</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/songs/7-13.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/psalms/102-1.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-4.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Places</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-31.htm">Public</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/songs/8-13.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/songs/1-12.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-7.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-4.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/10-14.htm">Bereft</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Deserted</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Destitute</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-2.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Gates</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-5.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-22.htm">Openings</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Places</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Public</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-1.htm">Seated</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Sitteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Stripped</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Zion</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-1.htm">The great calamities which come by sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-10.htm">The different rewards of the righteous and wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-12.htm">The oppression and covetousness of the rulers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">The judgments which shall be for the pride of the women</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm">The general desolation</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'; 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In ancient times, city gates were places of gathering, judgment, and commerce. The lamentation and mourning at the gates indicate a profound sense of loss and devastation. This imagery reflects the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the impending judgment. The gates, once bustling with life and activity, now echo with sorrow, symbolizing the city's downfall. This mourning can be connected to <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a>, where the roads to Zion mourn because no one comes to the appointed festivals. The personification of the gates highlights the communal grief and the impact of divine judgment on the entire city.<p><b>destitute, she will sit on the ground.</b><br>The image of sitting on the ground signifies deep humiliation and despair. In the ancient Near East, sitting on the ground was a posture of mourning and submission, often associated with sackcloth and ashes. This phrase underscores the complete desolation and vulnerability of Jerusalem, stripped of her former glory and honor. The term "destitute" emphasizes the loss of wealth, power, and dignity. This condition is a direct result of the people's rebellion against God, as seen throughout the prophetic literature. The imagery parallels the fate of Babylon in <a href="/isaiah/47.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a>, where the city is also depicted as sitting in the dust. This serves as a warning and a call to repentance, highlighting the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, often personified in Isaiah's prophecies. In this context, it represents the people of Judah who are facing judgment due to their sins.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_of_judah.htm">Judgment of Judah</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/3.htm">Isaiah 3</a> is a prophecy of judgment against Judah and Jerusalem for their rebellion against God. This includes social injustice, idolatry, and moral decay.<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 spiritual and sometimes physical destitution. Just as Jerusalem faced judgment, individuals and nations today must be aware of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of lament and mourning serves as a call to repentance. Believers are encouraged to examine their lives and turn back to God before facing similar consequences.<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 serves a purpose. Understanding His sovereignty helps believers trust in His plans, even when facing difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> speaks of judgment, the broader message of Isaiah includes hope and restoration. Believers can find comfort in God's promise of redemption and renewal.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_3_25-26__align_with_judah's_history.htm">Isaiah 3:25-26: How do the predicted devastations align (or conflict) with known historical or archaeological data on warfare and destruction in ancient Judah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_peace_if_believers_suffer.htm">Why does Isaiah 26:3 promise perfect peace to the righteous when other passages show devout believers enduring great suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_salvation_from_zion_literal_or_symbolic.htm">(Psalm 14:7) Is there any concrete proof for the promise of salvation 'coming out of Zion,' or is this purely a symbolic statement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_city_of_god.htm">What defines the City of God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Her gates</span>. The sudden change of person is common in Oriental poetry. <span class="cmt_word">Shall lament and mourn</span>. On account of their destruction, which would be very complete (see <a href="/lamentations/1-4.htm">Lamentations 1:4</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-9.htm">Lamentations 2:9</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Nehemiah 2:13</a>). Conquerors could not do more than break breaches in the walls of a town, but they carefully destroyed the gates. <span class="cmt_word">Being desolate</span>; or, <span class="accented">emptied - plundered</span> of everything, and so far "cleansed" from her abominations. <span class="cmt_word">Shall sit upon the ground</span>. In deep grief (see <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a>; and comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a>; <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a>). So in the coin of Vespasian, the captive Judah (<span class="accented">Judea capta</span>) sits upon the ground. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/3-26.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">And the gates [of Zion]</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּתָחֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(pə·ṯā·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will lament</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָנ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_578.htm">Strong's 578: </a> </span><span class="str2">To groan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and mourn;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָבְל֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·ḇə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_56.htm">Strong's 56: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bewail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destitute,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִקָּ֖תָה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niq·qā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5352.htm">Strong's 5352: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she will sit</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵֽׁב׃</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the ground.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאָ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 3:26 Her gates shall lament and mourn (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/3-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 3:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 3:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/4-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 4:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 4:1" /></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>