Isaiah 24:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Desolationשַׁמָּ֑ה
(sham·mah;)
8047: waste, horrorfrom shamem
is leftנִשְׁאַ֥ר
(nish·'ar)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
in the cityבָּעִ֖יר
(ba·'ir)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
And the gateשָֽׁעַר׃
(sha·'ar.)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
is batteredיֻכַּת־
(yuk·kat-)
3807: to beat, crush by beatinga prim. root
to ruins.וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה
(u·she·'i·yah)
7591: a ruinfrom shaah


















KJV Lexicon
In the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
is left
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
desolation
shammah  (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
and the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
is smitten
kathath  (kaw-thath')
to bruise or violently strike -- beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp.
with destruction
sh'iyah  (sheh-ee-yaw')
desolation -- destruction.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Desolation is left in the city And the gate is battered to ruins.

King James Bible
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Only desolation remains in the city; its gate has collapsed in ruins.

International Standard Version
Desolation remains in the city whose gates lie battered into ruins.

NET Bible
The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The city is left in ruins. Its gate is battered to pieces.

King James 2000 Bible
In the city is left desolation, and the gate is stricken with destruction.
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