King James Version
Isaiah 64:10 in the King James Version says “Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 64 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.”
Isaiah 64:10 · KJV
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant things are laid waste.
Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“cities”
H5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“are a wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
“are a wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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