In the city is left desolation, and the gate is smitten with destruction.
The city is left in desolation, with its gate struck down into ruin and destruction. This desolating stroke belongs to the coming cleansing of the earth, coming after the curse that has fallen because God's laws have been defiled. The judgment that brings it will increase in power, and its purpose is to lead people to repentance.
The city is left in desolation, with its gate struck down into ruin and destruction. This desolating stroke belongs to the coming cleansing of the earth, coming after the curse that has fallen because God's laws have been defiled. The judgment that brings it will increase in power, and its purpose is to lead people to repentance.