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Isaiah 13:12
12Very few people will remain after my punishment. Men and women will be more difficult to find than the best gold.
Isaiah 13:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
- New International Version (NIV)I will make people scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will make a mortal more rare than fine gold, A man more than the golden wedge of Ophir.
Context of Isaiah 13:12
10When he does that, the stars in the sky will give no light. When the sun rises in the morning, it will still be dark. The moon will no longer shine. 11I, the Lord, will punish the world, because it is evil. I will punish wicked people for their sins. I will stop proud people from boasting. If strong people are cruel to others, I will bring them down low. Very few people will remain after my punishment. Men and women will be more difficult to find than the best gold. 13Then I will cause the sky to shake. The earth will move from its proper place. People will see how angry I am, when they see the great anger of the Lord Almighty. 14Everyone will try to run away and escape. They will run anywhere, like a deer that runs away from a hunter. They will be like sheep with no shepherd to lead them. They will return to their own countries and homes.
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אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִפָּ֑ז וְאָדָ֖ם מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 13:12
- Isaiah 13:15The enemy soldiers will catch all those who do not escape. They will use their swords to kill everyone that they catch.
- Isaiah 4:1In that day, seven women will catch one man and they will hold him. They will say, ‘Please take away our shame. We will buy our own food and we will wear our own clothes. But please, let us belong to you.’
- Isaiah 24:6That is why a curse is destroying the land. The people who live on it are guilty and God is punishing them. They become fewer and fewer. Only a very few of them remain.
- Psalms 137:9Just like you did to us, they will hit your babies against a rock. May God bless whoever does that to you!
Commentaries on Isaiah 13:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12I will make a man more precious than fine gold-wedge of Ophir - The Medes and Persians will not be satisfied with the spoils of the Babylonians. They seek either to destroy or enslave them; and they will accept no ransom for any man - either for אנוש enosh, the poor man, or for אדם adam, the more honorable person. All must fall by the sword, or go into captivity together; for the Medes, ( Isaiah 13:17;), regard not silver, and delight not in gold.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12I will make a man - I will so cut off and destroy the men of Babylon, that a single man to defend the city will be more rare and valuable than fine gold. The expression indicates that there would be a great slaughter of the people of Babylon. Than fine gold - Pure, unalloyed gold. The word used here (פז pâz ) is often distinguished from common gold Psalm 19:11; Psalm 119:127; Proverbs 8:19. Than the golden wedge of Ophir - The word (כתם kethem )…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-18Verses 6-18 We have here the terrible desolation of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. Those who in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terrible, are quite dispirited when trouble comes. Their faces shall be scorched with the flame. All comfort and hope shall fail. The stars of heaven shall not give their light, the sun shall be darkened. Such expressions are often employed by the prophets, to describe the convulsions of governments. God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Solomon’s imported gold came from Ophir (1 Kings 9:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. man ... precious--I will so cut off Babylon's defenders, that a single man shall be as rare and precious as the finest gold.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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