Isaiah 3:26

3:26 Her gates will mourn and lament;

deprived of her people, she will sit on the ground. ¹ 

Isaiah 37:31

37:31 Those who remain in Judah will take root in the ground and bear fruit. ² 

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¹ tn Heb “she will be empty, on the ground she will sit.” Jerusalem is personified as a destitute woman who sits mourning the empty city.

² tn Heb “The remnant of the house of Judah that is left will add roots below and produce fruit above.”