Yesaya 3:26

3:26 Her gates will mourn and lament;

deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground. ¹ 

Yesaya 19:5

19:5 The water of the sea will be dried up,

and the river will dry up and be empty. ² 

Yesaya 45:25

45:25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord

and will boast in him. ³ 

[3:26]  ¹ tn Heb “she will be empty, on the ground she will sit.” Jerusalem is personified as a destitute woman who sits mourning the empty city.

[19:5]  ² tn Heb “will dry up and be dry.” Two synonyms are joined for emphasis.

[45:25]  ³ tn Heb “In the Lord all the offspring of Israel will be vindicated and boast.”