Isaiah 13:11-20
English Standard Version
11 I will punish (A)the world for its evil,
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will (B)put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,
(C)and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.
12 I will make (D)people more rare than fine gold,
and mankind than the (E)gold of Ophir.
13 Therefore (F)I will make the heavens tremble,
and the earth will be shaken out of its place,
at the wrath of the Lord of hosts
in the day of his fierce anger.
14 And like a hunted gazelle,
or like sheep with none to gather them,
(G)each will turn to his own people,
and each will flee to his own land.
15 Whoever is found will be thrust through,
and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
16 (H)Their infants will be dashed in pieces
before their eyes;
their houses will be plundered
and their wives ravished.
17 Behold, (I)I am stirring up the Medes against them,
who have no regard for silver
and do not delight in gold.
18 (J)Their bows will slaughter[a] the young men;
they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb;
their eyes will not pity children.
19 And Babylon, (K)the glory of kingdoms,
the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,
will be (L)like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God overthrew them.
20 (M)It will never be inhabited
or lived in for all generations;
no (N)Arab will pitch his tent there;
no (O)shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:18 Hebrew dash in pieces
Isaiah 13:11-20
New International Version
11 I will punish(A) the world for its evil,
the wicked(B) for their sins.
I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty(C)
and will humble(D) the pride of the ruthless.(E)
12 I will make people(F) scarcer than pure gold,
more rare than the gold of Ophir.(G)
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;(H)
and the earth will shake(I) from its place
at the wrath(J) of the Lord Almighty,
in the day of his burning anger.(K)
14 Like a hunted(L) gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd,(M)
they will all return to their own people,
they will flee(N) to their native land.(O)
15 Whoever is captured will be thrust through;
all who are caught will fall(P) by the sword.(Q)
16 Their infants(R) will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
their houses will be looted and their wives violated.(S)
17 See, I will stir up(T) against them the Medes,(U)
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.(V)
18 Their bows(W) will strike down the young men;(X)
they will have no mercy(Y) on infants,
nor will they look with compassion on children.(Z)
19 Babylon,(AA) the jewel of kingdoms,(AB)
the pride and glory(AC) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(AD) by God
like Sodom and Gomorrah.(AE)
20 She will never be inhabited(AF)
or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(AG) will pitch their tents,
there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans
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