Isaiah 13:5

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; yes, I have called my warriors, who celebrate my triumph, to execute my wrath. 4Listen, a commotion on the mountains, like that of a mighty people! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations being gathered together! The Lord of Armies is mobilizing an army for war. They are coming from a distant land, from the farthest horizon — the Lord and the weapons of his wrath — to destroy the whole country. 6Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty. 7Therefore everyone’s hands will become weak, and every man will lose heart.

Isaiah 13:5 word by word

בָּאִ֛ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יְהוָה֙ וּכְלֵ֣י זַעְמ֔וֹ לְחַבֵּ֖ל כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• from a farמֶרְחָקmerchâq · distanceH4801
• countryאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• from the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and the weaponsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of his indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• to destroyחָבַלchâbal · to destroyH2254

Cross-references for Isaiah 13:5

• Isaiah 13:17Look! I am stirring up the Medes against them, who cannot be bought off with silver and who have no desire for gold.
• Jeremiah 50:3For a nation from the north will attack her; it will make her land desolate. No one will be living in it — both people and animals will escape.
• Jeremiah 51:11Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The Lord has roused the spirit of the kings of the Medes because his plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the Lord’s vengeance, vengeance for his temple.
• Matthew 24:31He will send out his angels with a loud trumpet, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.
• Jeremiah 51:20You are my war club, my weapons of war. With you I will smash nations; with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

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