ESV Reformation Study Bible – Isa 13:13
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Isa 13:13

13:13 make the heavens tremble . . . the earth will be shaken. These expressions depict the coming of God in judgment against His creation. The shaking of the world symbolizes the overthrow of all that unbelievers exalt as rivals to God (2:12–18). The king of Babylon is described as one “who made the earth tremble” (14:16).