24:11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; 1
all joy turns to sorrow; 2
celebrations disappear from the earth. 3
24:12 The city is left in ruins; 4
the gate is reduced to rubble. 5
1 tn Heb “[there is] an outcry over the wine in the streets.”
2 tn Heb “all joy turns to evening,” the darkness of evening symbolizing distress and sorrow.
3 tn Heb “the joy of the earth disappears.”
4 tn Heb “and there is left in the city desolation.”
5 tn Heb “and [into] rubble the gate is crushed.”