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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

9See, the day of the Lord is coming —a cruel day, with wrath and fierce anger— to make the land desolate and destroy the sinners within it. 10The stars of heaven and their constellations will not show their light. The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light. 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. 12I will make people scarcer than pure gold, more rare than the gold of Ophir. 13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the Lord Almighty, in the day of his burning 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 a place to slaughter his children for the sins of their ancestors; they are not to rise to inherit the land and cover the earth with their cities.
• Isaiah 24:4The earth dries up and withers, the world languishes and withers, the heavens languish with the earth.
• Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured us, he has thrown us into confusion, he has made us an empty jar. Like a serpent he has swallowed us and filled his stomach with our delicacies, and then has spewed us out.
• Revelation 12:9The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
• Revelation 18:2With a mighty voice he shouted: “ ‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’ She has become a dwelling for demons and a haunt for every impure spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.
• Isaiah 2:17The arrogance of man will be brought low and human pride humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,
• Isaiah 5:15So people will be brought low and everyone humbled, the eyes of the arrogant humbled.
• Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
• Jeremiah 50:29“Summon archers against Babylon, all those who draw the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her for her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Daniel 5:22“But you, Belshazzar, his son, have not humbled yourself, 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