Isaiah 13

Prophecies about Babylon

1The 1pronouncementH4853 concerning 2BabylonH894 whichH834 3IsaiahH3470 the sonH1121 of AmozH531 sawH2372:24LiftH5375 upH5375 a flagH5251 on the 56bareH8192 hillH2022, RaiseH7311 your voiceH6963 to them, 7WaveH5130 the handH3027 that they may 8enterH935 the doorsH6607 of the noblesH5081.3I have commandedH6680 My consecratedH6942 ones, I have alsoH1571 calledH7121 for My 9warriorsH1368 Who boastH5947 in My eminenceH1346, To execute My angerH639.4A 10soundH6963 of a roarH1995 on the mountainsH2022, LikeH1823 that of manyH7227 peopleH5971! A soundH6963 of an uproarH7588 of kingdomsH4467, Of nationsH1471 gatheredH622 together! The LordH3068 of armiesH6635 is musteringH6485 the armyH6635 for battleH4421.5They are comingH935 from a distantH4801 countryH776, From the 1112farthestH7093 horizonsH8064, The LordH3068 and the weaponsH3627 of His 13indignationH2195, To 14destroyH2254 the wholeH3605 landH776.

Judgment on the Day of the Lord

6WailH3213, for the 15dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is nearH7138! It will comeH935 as 16destructionH7701 from 17the AlmightyH7706.7ThereforeH5921H3651 18allH3605 handsH3027 will fallH7503 limpH7503, And everyH3605 humanH582 19heartH3824 will meltH4549.8They will be 20terrifiedH926, PainsH6735 and anguishH2256 will takeH270 holdH270 of them; They will 21writheH2342 like a woman inH3205 laborH3205, They will lookH8539 at oneH376 anotherH7453 inH8539 astonishmentH8539, Their facesH6440 aflameH3857.9BeholdH2009, 22the dayH3117 of the LordH3068 is comingH935, CruelH394, with furyH5678 and burningH2740 angerH639, To makeH7760 the landH776 a desolationH8047; And He will exterminateH8045 its sinnersH2400 from it.10For the 23starsH3556 of heavenH4605 and their constellationsH3685 Will not flashH1984 their lightH216; The 24sunH8121 will beH2821 darkH2821 when it risesH3318 And the moonH3394 will not shedH5050 its lightH216.11So I will 25punishH6485 the worldH8398 for its evilH7463 And the 26wickedH7563 for their wrongdoingH5771; I will also putH7673 anH7673 endH7673 toH7673 the 27audacityH1347 of the proudH2086 And humiliateH8213 the 28arroganceH1346 of the 2930tyrantsH6184.12I will makeH3365 mortalH582 manH582 31scarcerH3365 thanH4480 pureH6337 goldH6337 And mankindH120 thanH4480 the 32goldH3800 of OphirH211.13ThereforeH5921H3651 I will make the 33heavensH8064 trembleH7264, And 34the earthH776 will be shakenH7493 from its placeH4725 At the furyH5678 of the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 In 35the dayH3117 of His burningH2740 angerH639.14And it will be that, like a huntedH5080 gazelleH6643, Or like 36sheepH6629 with noH369 oneH369 to gatherH6908 them, EachH376 of them will turnH6437 to his own peopleH5971, And eachH376 of them will fleeH5127 to his own landH776.15AnyoneH3605 who is foundH4672 will be 37thrustH1856 throughH1856, And anyoneH3605 who is capturedH5595 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719.16Their 38littleH5768 onesH5768 also will be dashedH7376 toH7376 piecesH7376 Before their eyesH5869; Their housesH1004 will be plunderedH8155 And their wivesH802 rapedH7693.

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

17BeholdH2009, I am going to 39stirH5782 upH5782 the MedesH4074 againstH5921 them, WhoH834 will not valueH2803 silverH3701 or 40takeH2654 pleasureH2654 in goldH2091.18And their bowsH7198 will 41mowH7376 downH7376 the 42youngH5288 menH5288, They will not even haveH7355 compassionH7355 onH7355 the fruitH6529 of the wombH990, Nor will their 43eyeH5869 pityH2347 44childrenH1121.19And 45BabylonH894, the 46beautyH6643 of kingdomsH4467, the gloryH8597 of the Chaldeans’H3778 prideH1347, Will be as when GodH430 47overthrewH4114 SodomH5467 and GomorrahH6017.20It will 48neverH3808H5331 be inhabitedH3427 or livedH7931 inH7931 from generationH1755 to generationH1755; NorH3808 will the 49ArabH6163 pitchH167 his tentH167 thereH8033, NorH3808 will shepherdsH7462 allow their flocks to lieH7257 downH7257 thereH8033.21But 50desertH6716 creaturesH6716 will lieH7257 downH7257 thereH8033, And their housesH1004 will be fullH4390 of 51owlsH255; OstrichesH3284 also will liveH7931 thereH8033, and 52shaggyH8163 goatsH8163 will frolicH7540 thereH8033.2253HyenasH338 will howlH6031 in their fortifiedH490 towers And jackalsH8565 in their luxuriousH6027 54palacesH1964. Her fateful timeH6256 also 55will soonH7138 comeH935, And her daysH3117 will not be prolongedH4900.