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Isaiah 13:17-22
New International Version
Isaiah 13:17-22
New International Version
17 See, I will stir up(A) against them the Medes,(B)
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.(C)
18 Their bows(D) will strike down the young men;(E)
they will have no mercy(F) on infants,
nor will they look with compassion on children.(G)
19 Babylon,(H) the jewel of kingdoms,(I)
the pride and glory(J) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(K) by God
like Sodom and Gomorrah.(L)
20 She will never be inhabited(M)
or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(N) will pitch their tents,
there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(O) will lie there,
jackals(P) will fill her houses;
there the owls(Q) will dwell,
and there the wild goats(R) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(S) will inhabit her strongholds,(T)
jackals(U) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(V)
and her days will not be prolonged.(W)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans
Isaiah 13:17-22
New Catholic Bible
Isaiah 13:17-22
New Catholic Bible
17 Behold, I am stirring up against them the Medes
who have no interest in silver
and are not tempted by gold.[a]
18 With their bows they will slaughter the young men,
and they will show no pity for young children.
19 And Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms,
the splendor and jewel of the Chaldeans,
will be like Sodom and Gomorrah
when they were overthrown by God.
20 It will never be inhabited;
no future generations will ever reside there.
No Arab will ever again pitch his tent there,
nor will shepherds rest their flocks in that land.
21 However, wild animals of the desert will dwell there,
and its houses will be filled with jackals.
There ostriches will reside,
and there wild goats[b] will dance.
22 Hyenas will howl in her castles
and jackals in her luxurious palaces.
Her time draws near,
and her days will not be prolonged.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:17 The Medes were originally warlike tribes from the mountains east of Babylonia; once gathered as a kingdom, they were first allied with Babylon against the Assyrians; later, joined with the Persians, they would contribute to the fall of Babylon.
- Isaiah 13:21 Wild goats: or “satyrs,” popular personifications of the demons who dwelt in ruins.
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