Lexicon :: Strong's H2723 - ḥārbâ

With kings and counselors of the earth,

Who built up [now desolate] ruins for themselves;

The enemy has been cut off and has vanished in everlasting ruins,

You have uprooted their cities;

The very memory of them has perished.

I am like a [mournful] [fn]vulture of the wilderness;

I am like a [desolate] owl of the wasteland.

Let his children wander and beg;

Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.

Then the lambs will graze [among the ruins] as in their own pasture,

And strangers will eat in the desolate places of the [exiled] wealthy.

Confirming the word of His servant

And carrying out the plan of His messengers.

It is I who says of Jerusalem, ‘She shall [again] be inhabited!’

And of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall [again] be built.’

And I will raise up and restore her ruins.

They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts.

He made the waters flow out of the rock for them;

He split the rock and the waters flowed.

“For your ruins and desolate places and your land [once the scene] of destruction—

Certainly now [in the coming years] will be too cramped for the inhabitants,

And those who once engulfed you will be far away.

For the LORD will comfort Zion [in her captivity];

He will comfort all her ruins.

And He will make her wilderness like Eden,

And her desert like the garden of the LORD;

Joy and gladness will be found in her,

Thanksgiving and the voice of a melody.

Break forth, shout joyfully together,

You ruins of Jerusalem;

For the LORD has comforted His people,

He has redeemed Jerusalem.

“And your people will rebuild the ancient ruins;

You will raise up and restore the age-old foundations [of buildings that have been laid waste];

You will be called Repairer of the Breach,

Restorer of Streets [fn]with Dwellings.

Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins,

They will raise up and restore the former desolations;

And they will renew the ruined cities,

The desolations (deserted settlements) of many generations.

Our holy and beautiful house [the temple built by Solomon],

Where our fathers praised You,

Has been burned by fire;

And all our precious objects are in ruins.

“Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine and I have made it,’

“I will destroy your cities

And you will become a wasteland.

Then you shall know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.

‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “On the day that I cleanse you from all your sins I will also cause the cities [of Israel] to be inhabited, and the ruins will be rebuilt.