King James Version

Isaiah 24:12

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

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נִשְׁאַ֥רnisharleaveשָׁאַרverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leave”, a completed actionH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.בָּעִ֖ירbairin cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in city”, the ordinary formH5892a 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.שַׁמָּ֑הshamahastonishmentשַׁמָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “astonishment”, the ordinary formH8047ruin; by implication, consternationastonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.וּשְׁאִיָּ֖הusheiyahand destructionשְׁאִיָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and destruction”, the ordinary formH7591desolationdestruction.יֻכַּתyukatbeatכָּתַתverb, hophal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beat”, an unfinished actionH3807to bruise or violently strikebeat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. lשָֽׁעַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten unto ruin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Left in the city [is] desolation, And [with] wasting is the gate smitten.

World English Bible

The city is left in desolation, and the gate is struck with destruction.

Darby Translation

desolation remaineth in the city, and the gate is smitten, — a ruin.

Douay-Rheims

Desolation is left in the city, and calamity shall oppress the gates.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten unto ruin.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And cities shall be left desolate, and houses being left shall fall to ruin.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ καταλειφθήσονται πόλεις ἔρημοι, καὶ οἶκοι ἐγκαταλελειμμένοι ἀπολοῦνται.