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.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 13:11

9Behold, the day of Adonai comes, cruel, full of wrath and fierce fury, to make the earth a desolation, and destroy its sinners from it. 10For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light. I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud, and abase the insolence of tyrants. 12I will make people scarcer than gold, even than the pure gold of Ophir. 13Therefore I will make heaven tremble, and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of Adonai-Tzva’ot, in the day of His fierce fury.

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 children for the iniquity of their fathers, so they would not rise up and possess the land, or fill the face of the earth with cities.
• Isaiah 24:4The land faints and fades away, The world wilts and fades away, The exalted people of the earth wilt.
• Jeremiah 51:34“Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me, crushed me, set me aside like an empty dish, swallowed me up like a dragon, filled his belly with my delicacies, rinsed me away.”
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 18:2He cried out with a mighty voice, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a den for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit and for every unclean bird and for every unclean and detestable beast.
• Isaiah 2:17The pride of man will be humbled, the arrogance of men abased, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 5:15So humanity will be bowed down mankind will be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty humbled.”
• Isaiah 14:12How you have fallen from heaven, O brightstar, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the earth, you who made the nations prostrate!
• Jeremiah 50:29Summon archers to Babylon, all who bend the bow. Encamp against her all around, let no one there escape. Repay her for her deed. As all she has done, do to her. For she was arrogant against Adonai, against the Holy One of Israel.
• Daniel 5:22“But you his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even 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