Translations
For this is what Yahweh says about the royal palace of Judah: "You are as precious to Me as Gilead, as majestic as Lebanon's summit—yet I will surely make you a wasteland, cities without a single inhabitant."
For thus says YHWH concerning the house of the king of Yehudah: "You are like Gil'ad to Me, like the summit of the Lvanon—yet I will surely make you a wilderness, cities without a soul."
For thus saith the LORD unto the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.