- the cities:
- "Moreover I will makeª° thee waste,ª and a reproachª among the nationsª that¹ [are] round aboutª thee, in the sightª of all¹ that pass by.ª°" {Ezk 5:14} + "Behold,¹ the LORDª maketh the earth² empty,ª°¹ and maketh it waste,ª° and turneth²° it upside down,ª¹ and scattereth abroadª° the inhabitantsª° thereof. ... In the cityª is leftª° desolation,ª and the gateª is smittenª° with destruction.ª" {Isa 24:1-12} + "Upon¹ the landª of my peopleª shall come upª° thornsª [and] briers;ª yea,¹ upon¹ all¹ the housesª of joyª [in] the joyousª city:ª ... Because¹ the palacesª shall be forsaken;ª° the multitudeª of the cityª shall be left;ª° the fortsª and towersª shall be¹ for¹ densª for² ever,ª¹ a joyª of wild asses,ª a pastureª of flocks;ª" {Isa 32:13-14} + "Thy holyª citiesª are¹ a wilderness,ª Zionª is¹ a wilderness,ª Jerusalemª a desolation.ª" {Isa 64:10} + "The young lionsª roaredª° upon¹ him, [and] yelled,ªª° and they madeª° his landª waste:ª his citiesª are burnedª° without¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 2:15} + "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} + "Behold,¹ the noiseª of the bruitª is come,ª° and a greatª commotionª out of the north² country,ª¹¹ to makeª°¹ the citiesª of Judahª desolate,ª [and] a denª of dragons.ª" {Jer 10:22} + "Behold,¹ I will command,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª and cause them to returnª° to¹ this¹ city;ª and they shall fightª° against¹ it, and takeª° it, and burnª° it with fire:ª and I will makeª° the citiesª of Judahª a desolationª without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 34:22} + "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} + "I will utterly²° consumeª°¹ all¹ [things] from off¹¹¹ the land,ª² saithª° the LORD.ª ... And them that are turned backª° fromª¹ the LORD;ª and [those] that¹ have not¹ soughtª°¹ the LORD,ª nor¹ enquiredª° for him." {Zph 1:2-6} + "Neither¹¹ their silverª nor¹ their goldª shall be ableª° to deliverª° them in the dayª of the LORD'Sª wrath;ª but the whole¹ landª shall be devouredª° by the fireª of his jealousy:ª for¹ he shall makeª° even¹ a speedyª° riddanceª of¹ all¹ them that dwellª° in the land.ª" {Zph 1:18} + "I have cut offª° the nations:ª their towersª are desolate;ª° I made their streets² waste,ª°¹ that none¹¹ passeth by:ª° their citiesª are destroyed,ª° so that there is no¹¹ man,ª that there is none¹¹ inhabitant.ª°" {Zph 3:6}
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