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Isaiah 64:10

Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Isaiah 64:9.

עָרֵ֥יarecityעִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a 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.קָדְשְׁךָ֖qadeshekhaconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “consecrated”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.הָי֣וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.מִדְבָּ֑רmidbardesertמִדְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.צִיּוֹן֙tsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.מִדְבָּ֣רmidbardesertמִדְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.הָיָ֔תָהhayatahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.שְׁמָמָֽהshemamahdesolateשְׁמָמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate”, the ordinary formH8077devastation; figuratively, astonishment(laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(64-9) Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thy holy cities have been a wilderness, Zion a wilderness hath been, Jerusalem a desolation.

World English Bible

Your holy cities have become a wilderness. Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Darby Translation

Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Douay-Rheims

The city of thy sanctuary is become a desert, Sion is made a desert, Jerusalem is desolate.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(64-9) Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The city of thy holiness has become desolate, Sion has become as a wilderness, Jerusalem a curse.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πόλις τοῦ ἁγίου σου ἐγενήθη ἔρημος, Σιὼν ὡς ἔρημος ἐγενήθη, Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς κατάραν.