Isaiah 3:26

Translations

Modern

And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

Traditional

And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

Literal

…and her gates will lament and mourn and she will be left empty—on the ground she will sit.

Latin

Et mœrebunt atque lugebunt portæ ejus, et desolata in terra sedebit.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.

Notes

Isaiah 3:16–4:1

TThis passage applies the prophet’s teaching on arrogance (see Isaiah 2:11–12) to the people of Jerusalem. An alternate understanding is that this passage applies specifically to the women of Jerusalem.

Isaiah 2:5–4:1

Isaiah condemned Israel and Judah for their pride and self-importance. He warned them that only God should be honored. All attempts by humans to lift themselves up will actually result in humiliation.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah Salvation in Isaiah The Day of the Lord Zion

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 14:2
“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
Lamentations 2:10
The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
Lamentations 1:4
The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
Job 2:13
Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.
Luke 19:44
They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
Job 2:8
And Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.
Ezekiel 26:16
All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
Isaiah 47:1
“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.

Glossary

Isaiah, Book of

Topics

Gates of the People of a City Mourning: Sitting on the Ground Pride: General Scriptures Concerning War: Evils of

Isaiah 3:26

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