American Standard Version
Isaiah 13:5
5They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
Isaiah 13:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
- New International Version (NIV)They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the Lord and the weapons of his wrath— to destroy the whole country.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the Lord and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They come from a far country, From the end of heaven— The Lord and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land.
Context of Isaiah 13:5
3I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones. 4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. 6Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 7Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt:
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בָּאִ֛ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יְהוָה֙ וּכְלֵ֣י זַעְמ֔וֹ לְחַבֵּ֖ל כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 13:5
- Isaiah 13:17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard silver, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
- Jeremiah 50:3For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they are fled, they are gone, both man and beast.
- Jeremiah 51:11Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.
- Matthew 24:31And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
- Jeremiah 51:20Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
Commentaries on Isaiah 13:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5They come from a far country - The word מארץ meerets is wanting in one MS. and in the Syriac: "They come from afar." From the end of heaven - Kimchi says, Media, "the end of heaven," in Scripture phrase, means, the East.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5They come - That is, Yahweh and the weapons of his indignation‘ - the collected armies come. The prophet sees these assembled armies with Yahweh, as their leader, at their head. From a far country - The country of the Medes and Persians. These nations, indeed, bordered on Babylonia, but still they stretched far to the north and east, and, probably, occupied nearly all the regions to the east of Babylon which were then known. From the end of heaven - The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Just as Assyria was a weapon of God's wrath (Isaiah 9:4; 10:5, 15), other nations act as the Lord’s weapons and carry out his will. The Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC. God’s wrath shows his justice and his intent to restore order by destroying evildoers (Isaiah 10:25–26; see Lamentations 2:22; Ezekiel 7:19).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. They--namely, "Jehovah," and the armies which are "the weapons of His indignation." far country--Media and Persia, stretching to the far north and east. end of heaven--the far east (Psa 19:6). destroy--rather, "to seize" [Horsley].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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