2 O city of commotion, O town of revelry? Your slain did not die by the sword, nor were they killed in battle. 3 All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place. 4 Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
Isaiah 22:2–4
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