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Isaiah 15:3

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3In the streets they wear rough cloth to show their sadness.

On the roofs n and in the public squares,

they are crying loudly.

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Footnotes

  1. nroofs In Bible times houses were built with flat roofs. The roof was used for drying things such as flax and fruit. And it was used as an extra room, as a place for worship, and as a cool place to sleep in the summer.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

in the streets they wear sackcloth;

on the housetops and in the squares

everyone wails and melts in tears.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the streets they wear sackcloth;

on the roofs and in the public squares

they all wail,

prostrate with weeping.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In its streets they wear sackcloth;

on its rooftops and in its public squares everyone wails,

falling down and weeping.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will wear burlap as they wander the streets.

From every home and public square will come the sound of wailing.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They gird themselves with sackcloth in its streets;

on its roofs and public squares everyone wails,

going down in weeping.

KJV 1900King James Version

In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth:

On the tops of their houses, and in their streets,

Every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.