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10 The city is shattered and in a state of chaos;
    every house has its entrance barred.[a]
11 In the streets the people cry out for wine;
    no joy can be observed;
    happiness seems to have been banished from the land.
12 Only desolation remains in the city;
    its gates have been smashed so badly
    that they are beyond hope of repair.

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  1. Isaiah 24:10 A city in complete disorder and symbolically contrasted with the city of God.

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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