18 (A)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, (B)the glory of kingdoms,
    the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,
will be (C)like Sodom and Gomorrah
    when God overthrew them.
20 (D)It will never be inhabited
    or lived in for all generations;
no (E)Arab will pitch his tent there;
    no (F)shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.

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  1. Isaiah 13:18 Hebrew dash in pieces

18 Their 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)
19 Babylon,(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)
20 She 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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  1. Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans