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I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes out a bowl—wiping it and turning it upside down.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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 wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
World English Bible (WEB)
And I will stretch{H5186}{(H8804)} over Jerusalem{H3389} the line{H6957} of Samaria{H8111}, and the plummet{H4949} of the house{H1004} of Ahab{H256}: and I will wipe{H4229}{(H8804)} Jerusalem{H3389} as a man wipeth{H4229}{(H8799)} a dish{H6747}, wiping{H4229}{(H8804)} it, and turning{H2015}{(H8804)} it upside down{H6440}.
Strong's King James
And I have stretched out over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and wiped Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish—he hath wiped, and hath turned it on its face.
Young's Literal Translation
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