New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 13

Prophecies about Babylon

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerningBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531sawחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372.

2Liftשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375up a standardנֵ֔סNesH5251on thebareנִשְׁפֶּה֙nish.PehH8192hillהַר־har-H2022,Raiseהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311your voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963to them,Waveהָנִ֣יפוּha.Ni.fuH5130the handיָ֔דYadH3027that they mayenterוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935the doorsפִּתְחֵ֥יpit.CheiH6607of the noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081.

3I have commandedצִוֵּ֖יתִיtzi.Vei.tiH6680My consecratedלִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑יlim.ku.da.ShaiH6942ones,I have evenגַּ֣םgamH1571calledקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121MymightyH1368warriorsגִבּוֹרַי֙gi.bo.RaiH1368,My proudlyגַּאֲוָתִֽי׃ga.'a.va.TiH1346exultingH5947onesעַלִּיזֵ֖י'a.li.ZeiH5947, To executeMy angerלְאַפִּ֔יle.'a.PiH639.

4Asoundק֥וֹלKolH6963of tumultהָמ֛וֹןha.MonH1995on the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֖יםbe.ha.RimH2022,Likeדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823that of manyרָ֑בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971!A soundק֠וֹלKolH6963of the uproarשְׁא֞וֹןshe.'onH7588of kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467,Of nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471gatheredנֶֽאֱסָפִ֔יםne.'e.sa.FimH622together!The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is musteringמְפַקֵּ֖דme.fa.KedH6485the armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635for battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

5They are comingבָּאִ֛יםba.'ImH935from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776, From thefarthestH7093horizonsהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and His instrumentsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627ofindignationזַעְמ֔וֹza'.MoH2195, Todestroyלְחַבֵּ֖לle.cha.BelH2254the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

Judgment on the Day of the Lord

6Wailהֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, for thedayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is nearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138!It will comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935asdestructionכְּשֹׁ֖דke.ShodH7701fromthe Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

7Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651allכָּל־kol-H3605handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027will fallH7503limpH7503,And everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605man’sאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824will meltיִמָּס׃yi.MasH4549.

8They will beterrifiedוְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀ve.niv.Ha.luH926,Painsצִירִ֤יםtzi.RimH6735and anguishוַֽחֲבָלִים֙va.cha.va.LimH2256will takeH270holdH270of them; They willwritheיְחִיל֑וּןye.chi.LunH2342like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkai.yo.le.DahH3205,They will lookH8539at oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453in astonishmentיִתְמָ֔הוּyit.Ma.huH8539,Their facesH6440aflameH3857.

9Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935,Cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,with furyוְעֶבְרָ֖הve.'ev.RahH5678and burningוַחֲר֣וֹןva.cha.RonH2740angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,To makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047;And He will exterminateיַשְׁמִ֥ידyash.MidH8045its sinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָve.cha.ta.'Ei.haH2400from it.

10For thestarsכוֹכְבֵ֤יkhokh.VeiH3556of heavenH4605and their constellationsוּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.khe.Si.lei.HemH3685Will not flashH1984forthיָהֵ֖לּוּya.He.luH1984their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216; Thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121will be darkחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821when it risesבְּצֵאת֔וֹbe.tze.ToH3318And the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394will not shedיַגִּ֥יהַya.Gi.haH5050its lightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216.

11Thus I willpunishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the worldתֵּבֵל֙te.VelH8398for its evilH7463And thewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;I will also putוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673an endH7673to thearroganceגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the proudזֵדִ֔יםze.DimH2086And abaseאַשְׁפִּֽיל׃'ash.PilH8213thehaughtinessוְגַאֲוַ֥תve.ga.'a.VatH1346of theruthlessעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184.

12I will makeאוֹקִ֥יר'o.KirH3365mortalH582manH582scarcerH3365thanH4480pureמִפָּ֑זmi.PazH6337goldH6337And mankindוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120thanH4480thegoldמִכֶּ֥תֶםmi.Ke.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

13Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I will make theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleאַרְגִּ֔יז'ar.GizH7264, Andthe earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be shakenוְתִרְעַ֥שׁve.tir.'AshH7493from its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725At the furyבְּעֶבְרַת֙be.'ev.RatH5678of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Inthe dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of His burningחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

14And it will be that like a huntedמֻדָּ֔חmu.DachH5080gazelleכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643, Or likesheepוּכְצֹ֖אןu.khe.TzonH6629with noneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to gatherמְקַבֵּ֑ץme.ka.BetzH6908them,They will eachH376turnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437to his own peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,And eachH376oneH376fleeיָנֽוּסוּ׃ya.Nu.suH5127to his own landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776.

15Anyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672will bethrustH1856throughH1856,And anyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who is capturedהַנִּסְפֶּ֖הha.nis.PehH5595will fallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

16TheirlittleH5768onesH5768also will be dashedיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376to piecesH7376Before their eyesלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869;Their housesבָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔םba.tei.HemH1004will be plunderedיִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙yi.Sha.suH8155And their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802ravishedH7693.

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

17BeholdH2009, I am going tostirמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5782up the Medesמָדָ֑יma.DaiH4074againstעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will not valueיַחְשֹׁ֔בוּyach.ShouH2803silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ortakeH2654pleasureH2654in goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091.

18And theirbowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198willmowH7376downH7376theyoungH5288menH5288,They will not even haveH7355compassionיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355on the fruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529of the wombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990, Nor will theireyeעֵינָֽם׃'ei.NamH5869pityתָח֥וּסta.ChusH2347childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

19AndBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894, thebeautyצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643of kingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the Chaldeans’כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347,Will be as when Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

20It willneverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH3808 H5331be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427or livedתִשְׁכֹּ֖ןtish.KonH7931in from generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to generationוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755;NorH3808will theArabעֲרָבִ֔י'a.ra.ViH6163pitchH167histentיַהֵ֥לya.HelH167thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,NorH3808will shepherdsוְרֹעִ֖יםve.ro.'ImH7462make their flockslieיַרְבִּ֥צוּyar.Bi.tzuH7257downH7257thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

21ButdesertH6716creaturesH6716will lieוְרָבְצוּ־ve.ra.ve.tzu-H7257downH7257thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,And their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֖םva.tei.HemH1004will be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofowlsאֹחִ֑ים'o.ChimH255;Ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֔הya.'a.NahH3284also will liveוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931thereשָׁם֙shamH8033, andshaggyH8163goatsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163will frolicיְרַקְּדוּ־ye.ra.ke.du-H7540thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

22Hyenasאִיִּים֙'i.YimH338will howlH6031in their fortifiedבְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יוbe.'al.m.no.TavH490towersAnd jackalsH8565in their luxuriousעֹ֑נֶג'O.negH6027palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964. Her fatefultimeעִתָּ֔הּ'i.TahH6256alsowill soonוְקָר֤וֹבve.ka.RovH7138comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935And her daysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117will not be prolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.

Prophecies about Babylon

Judgment on the Day of the Lord

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

Commentaries on Isaiah 13