Isaiah 13:11

Isaiah 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• New International Version (NIV)I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I will punish the world for its evil, And the wicked for their iniquity; I will halt the arrogance of the proud, And will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“I, the Lord, will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their sin. I will crush the arrogance of the proud and humble the pride of the mighty.

Context of Isaiah 13:11

9Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it. 10For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light. I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless. 12I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir. 13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.

Isaiah 13:11 word by word

וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י עַל־תֵּבֵל֙ רָעָ֔ה וְעַל־רְשָׁעִ֖ים עֲוֹנָ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים וְגַאֲוַ֥ת עָרִיצִ֖ים אַשְׁפִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will punishפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: punishH6485
• the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• evilרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• and the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• for their iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• and I will cause the arrogancyגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of the proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• to ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• and will lay lowשָׁפֵלshâphêl · to abaseH8213
• the haughtinessגַּאֲוָהga'ăvâh · prideH1346
• of the terribleעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184

Cross-references for Isaiah 13:11

• Isaiah 14:21Prepare slaughter for his sons because of the guilt of their fathers, lest they rise and possess the earth, and fill the face of the world with cities."
• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish.
• Jeremiah 51:34"Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me; he has made me an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he has filled his stomach with my delicacies; he has rinsed me out.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 18:2And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
• Isaiah 2:17And the haughtiness of man shall be humbled, and the lofty pride of men shall be brought low, and the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 5:15Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.
• Isaiah 14:12"How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star, son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low!
• Jeremiah 50:29"Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Daniel 5:22And you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this,

Commentaries on Isaiah 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I will punish the world "I will visit the world" - That is, the Babylonish empire; as , for the Roman empire, or for Judea, Luke 2:1; Acts 11:28. So the universus orbis Romanus, for the Roman empire; Salvian. lib. 5 Minos calls Crete his world: "Creten, quae meus est orbis," Ovid. Metamorph. 8:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And I will punish the world - By the world‘ here is evidently meant the Babylonian empire, in the same way as all the world‘ in Luke 2:1, means Judea; and in Acts 11:28, means the Roman empire. Babylonia, or Chaldea, was the most mighty empire then on earth, and might be said to comprehend the whole world. And I will cause the arrogancy - This was the prevailing sin of Babylon, and it was on account of this pride mainly that it was overthrown (see the…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. 11punish the world: See Revelation 20:11.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. world--the impious of the world (compare Is 11:4). arrogancy--Babylon's besetting sin (Da 4:22, 30). the terrible--rather, tyrants [Horsley].Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 13:11

• Arrogance
• Pride
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Glory
• Haughtiness
• Howl
• Arrogancy
• Astronomy
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Esther, the Rest of
• Evil
• Ezekiel

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