Isaiah 1:7

Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 1:7

BSB
Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you-a desolation demolished by strangers.
AKJV
Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
CPDV
Your land is desolate. Your cities have been set ablaze. Foreigners devour your countryside in your sight, and it will become desolate, as if devastated by enemies.
ERV
Your country is desolate; your cities are burned with fire; your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
NHEB
Your country is desolate. Your cities are burned with fire. Strangers devour your land in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
SMT
Your land made desolate, your cities burnt with fire, your land before your strangers eating it up, and made desolate, as the overthrow of strangers.

Commentary for Isaiah 1:7

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Overview of Isaiah 1:7
Summary
Invaders destroy cities while inhabitants watch helplessly
Place
Judah
Event
Land overrun by enemies
Estimated Time Period
c. 740 BC
Category
Lament