Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
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The verse 7 is found in chapter 1 of Isaiah. Isaiah opens by presenting a vision against Judah and Jerusalem using the language of a legal proceeding. God raised his people as children, but they rebelled; the comparison with the ox and donkey emphasizes the seriousness of an ingratitude that even domestic animals would not display. The criticism reaches both the moral condition of the people and their worship.
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Euer Land ist wüst, eure Städte sind mit Feuer verbrannt; Fremde verzehren eure Äcker vor euren Augen, und es ist wüst wie das, so durch Fremde verheert ist.
Vuestra tierra está destruida, vuestras ciudades puestas a fuego, vuestra tierra delante de vosotros comida de extranjeros, y asolada como asolamiento de extraños.
Su tierra está desolada, sus ciudades quemadas por el fuego; extranjeros devoran sus campos delante de ustedes, y todo está desolado, como arrasado por extranjeros.
Votre pays est dévasté, Vos villes sont consumées par le feu, Des étrangers dévorent vos campagnes sous vos yeux, Ils ravagent et détruisent, comme des barbares.
Il vostro paese è desolato, le vostre città sono arse col fuoco; i forestieri divorano il vostro paese, in presenza vostra; e questa desolazione è come una sovversione fatta da strani.
A vossa terra está assolada, as vossas cidades estão abrasadas pelo fogo; a vossa terra os estranhos a devoram em vossa presença; e está como devastada, numa subversão de estranhos.
你們的土地荒蕪, 城鎮被火燒燬; 你們的田地在你們眼前被陌生人侵吞, 既被陌生人傾覆,就成為荒蕪 。
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