- And I will make:
- "And the cityª was broken up,ª° and all¹ the men²¹ of warª [fled] by nightª by the wayª of the gateª between¹ two walls,ª which¹ [is] by¹ the king'sª garden:ª (now the Chaldeesª [were] against¹ the cityª round about:)ª and [the king] went²°¹ the wayª toward the plain.ª ... And all¹ the armyª of the Chaldees,ª that¹ [were with] the captainª of the guard,ª brake downª° the wallsª of Jerusalemª round about.ª" {2Kg 25:4-10} + "And they burntª°¹ the houseª of God,ª and brake downª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª and burntª° all¹ the palacesª thereof with fire,ª and destroyedª° all¹ the goodlyª vesselsª thereof." {2Ch 36:19} + "And saidª° unto the king,ª Let the kingª liveª° for ever:ª why¹ should not¹ my countenanceª be sad,²°¹ when¹ the city,ª the placeª of my fathers'ª sepulchres,ª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are consumedª° with fire?ª" {Neh 2:3} + "Then saidª° I unto¹ them, Ye¹ seeª° the distressª that¹ we¹ [are] in, how¹ Jerusalemª [lieth] waste,ª and the gatesª thereof are burnedª° with fire:ª come,²°¹ and let us build upª°¹ the wallª of Jerusalem,ª that we be¹ no¹ more¹ a reproach.ª" {Neh 2:17} + "Your countryª [is] desolate,ª your citiesª [are] burnedª° with fire:ª your land,ª strangersª° devourª° it in your presence,¹ and [it is] desolate,ª as overthrownª by strangers.ª°" {Isa 1:7} + "The cityª of confusionª is broken down:ª° every¹ houseª is shut up,ª° that no man may come in.ª°¹ ... In the cityª is leftª° desolation,ª and the gateª is smittenª° with destruction.ª" {Isa 24:10-12} + "The lionª is come upª° from his thicket,ª¹ and the destroyerª° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª° he is gone forthª° from his placeª¹ to makeª° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 4:7} + "And I will makeª°¹ Jerusalemª heaps,ª [and] a denª of dragons;ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª desolate,ª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 9:11} + "How¹ doth the cityª sitª° solitary,ª [that was] fullª of people!ª [how] is she become¹ as a widow!ª she [that was] greatª among the nations,ª [and] princessª among the provinces,ª [how] is she become¹ tributary!ª" {Lam 1:1} + "The Lordª hath cast offª° his altar,ª he hath abhorredª° his sanctuary,ª he hath given upª° into the handª of the enemyª° the wallsª of her palaces;ª they have madeª° a noiseª in the houseª of the LORD,ª as in the dayª of a solemn feast.ª" {Lam 2:7} + "In all¹ your dwellingplacesª the citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° and the high placesª shall be desolate;ª° that¹ your altarsª may be laid wasteª° and made desolate,ª° and your idolsª may be brokenª° and cease,ª° and your imagesª may be cut down,ª° and your worksª may be abolished.ª°" {Ezk 6:6} + "I have setª° the pointª of the swordª against¹ all¹ their gates,ª that¹ [their] heartª may faint,ª° and [their] ruinsª be multiplied:ª° ah!ª [it is] made²° bright,ª¹ [it is] wrapped upª for the slaughter.ª" {Ezk 21:15} + "Therefore¹ shall Zionª for your sakeª be plowedª° [as] a field,ª and Jerusalemª shall become¹ heaps,ª and the mountainª of the houseª as the high placesª of the forest.ª" {Mic 3:12}
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