Isaiah 25:2

For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 25:2

BSB
Indeed, You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin. The fortress of strangers is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
AKJV
For you have made of a city an heap; of a defended city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
CPDV
For you have appointed a city as a tomb, a strong city for ruination, a house of foreigners: so that it may not be a city, and so that it may not be rebuilt forever.
ERV
For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
NHEB
For you have made a city into a heap, a fortified city into a ruin, a palace of the insolent is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
SMT
For thou didst set from a city to a heap, a fortified city to ruins: a palace of strangers from a city; it shall not be built forever.

Commentary for Isaiah 25:2

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Overview of Isaiah 25:2
Summary
Fortified city destroyed and never restored
Place
Fortified city
Event
City's irreversible destruction
Estimated Time Period
c. 740 BC
Category
Prophecy