ruins
ha.ri.sut denotes a devastated condition of the land in Isaiah’s picture of restoration.
The lone attestation places ha.ri.sut in a construct expression concerning the land’s devastation, alongside desolate and ruined places in a setting where inhabitants are lacking.
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Devastation of the land · dominant
In Isaiah 49:19, the construct-form noun occurs in the expression concerning “the land of your ruins,” alongside desolate and ruined places and the lack of inhabitants. The APB renders the surrounding clause “the land of your ruins,” confirming a scene of devastated territory.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 49:19, the APB presents the term within “the land of your ruins.” The precise English contribution of the noun cannot be isolated beyond that construct expression.