Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Gates » Place for public concourse
She calls out at the busiest part of the noisy streets, and at the entrance to the gates of the city she utters her words:
Now since Ephron the Hittite had taken a seat there among the Hittites, he responded publicly to Abraham where the Hittites and everyone who was entering the gate of his city could hear him:
Beside the gates, at the city entrance at the entrance to the portals she cries aloud:
"Judah mourns, and her gates languish. The people mourn for the land, and the cry of Jerusalem goes up.
"Listen to this message from the LORD, king of Judah, you who sit on the throne of David you, your officials, and your people who enter these gates.