KJV ORIGINAL
The LORD hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the LORD hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
God has completely defeated all my strongest warriors right here in my own city. He called together an army specifically to destroy my young soldiers. God has crushed Jerusalem — his own precious daughter — like grapes getting pressed into wine.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes even God's own people face consequences that feel absolutely crushing.
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