Isaiah 13:18-20

King James Version

¹⁸Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.

¹⁹And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

²⁰It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

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Isaiah 13:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸Their bows^(A) will strike down the young men;^(B)
    they will have no mercy^(C) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(D)
¹⁹Babylon,^(E) the jewel of kingdoms,^(F)
    the pride and glory^(G) of the Babylonians,^[a]
will be overthrown^(H) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.^(I)
²⁰She will never be inhabited^(J)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads^(K) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans

Isaiah 13:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces,
And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb;
Their eye will not spare children.
¹⁹^(A)And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,
The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God overthrew ^(B)Sodom and Gomorrah.
²⁰^(C)It will never be inhabited,
Nor will it be settled from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there,
Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.