KJV ORIGINAL
And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Fire broke out from one of her own branches and burned up all her fruit, leaving her with no strong branch left to become a ruler's scepter. This is a song of mourning, and it will always be remembered as one.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes destruction comes from within, and all we can do is grieve what's lost.
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