Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For thou hast made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For you have made a town a waste place: a strong town a mass of broken walls; the tower of the men of pride has come to an end; it will never be put up again.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For thou hast made of the city a heap, of the fortified town a ruin, the palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built up.

World English Bible (WEB)

For you have made of a city a heap, of a fortified city a ruin, a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For Thou didst make of a city a heap, Of a fenced city a ruin, A high place of strangers from `being' a city, To the age it is not built.