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10 The chaotic city lies broken down;
    every house is closed up
        so that no one can enter them.[a]
11 There is an outcry in the streets over wine;
    all cheer turns to gloom;
        the fun times of the earth are banished.
12 Desolation remains in the city
    whose gates lie battered into ruins.

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  1. Isaiah 24:10 1QIsaa MT lack them

10 The ruined city(A) lies desolate;(B)
    the entrance to every house is barred.
11 In the streets they cry out(C) for wine;(D)
    all joy turns to gloom,(E)
    all joyful sounds are banished from the earth.
12 The city is left in ruins,(F)
    its gate(G) is battered to pieces.

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