KJV ORIGINAL
In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When strangers were dragging away your brother's people as prisoners, when outsiders were breaking down the gates and gambling over who gets what from Jerusalem — you just stood there watching. You might as well have been one of the attackers.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Standing by while your family gets hurt makes you part of the problem.
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