¹³I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line used on Samaria and the mason’s level used on the house of Ahab,^v and I will wipe^w Jerusalem clean as one wipes a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.

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Cross references

v Is 34:11; Am 7:7–8
w 2Kg 23:27

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

NLTNew Living Translation

I will judge Jerusalem by the same standard I used for Samaria and the same measure I used for the family of Ahab. I will wipe away the people of Jerusalem as one wipes a dish and turns it upside down.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes the dish; he wipes it and turns it on its face.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

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