And this house will become (A)a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and [a]hiss and say, ‘(B)Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 9:8 Or whistle

15 All who pass along the way
(A)Clap their hands in ridicule at you;
They (B)[a]hiss and shake their heads
At the daughter of Jerusalem:
“Is this the city of which they said,
(C)Perfect in beauty,
(D)A joy to all the earth’?”

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  1. Lamentations 2:15 Or whistle

16 The statutes of (A)Omri
And every work of the house of (B)Ahab are maintained,
And you (C)walk by their plans.
Therefore I will give you up for (D)destruction,
And [a]your inhabitants for [b](E)derision,
And you will suffer the (F)taunting of My people.”

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:16 Lit her
  2. Micah 6:16 Lit whistling (in mockery)

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