Isaiah 13
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1This is the message Isaiah, son of Amoz, received#13:1. Literally, “saw.” about Babylon.
2Set up a banner on a bare hilltop; shout out to them; wave your hand to encourage them to enter the palaces of princes.#13:2. “Palaces of princes”: literally, “gates of the nobles.” 3I have ordered the ones I have chosen to attack; I have called my warriors to execute my furious judgment and to celebrate my triumph.
4A noise comes from the mountains, sounding like that of a huge crowd! It's the roaring sound from the kingdoms, from nations gathering together! The Lord Almighty is calling up an army for war. 5They are coming from distant lands, from beyond the far horizons—the Lord and the weapons of his fury—coming to destroy the whole country.
6Howl in fear, for the day of the Lord is approaching—the time when the Almighty destroys. 7Everyone's hands will fall limp, and everyone will lose their minds in panic. 8They will be terrified; pain and anguish will seize them; they will suffer like a woman giving birth. They will look in shock at each other, their faces burning in fear. 9Look! The day of the Lord is coming—cruel, with fury and fierce anger—to devastate the land and to wipe out its sinners. 10The stars in the constellations of heaven above will not shine. When the sun rises it will stay dark. The moon will give no light.
11I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their sin, says the Lord.#13:11. “Says the Lord.” Supplied for clarity. I will put an end to the conceit of the arrogant, and I will humiliate tyrants and their pride. 12I will make people scarcer than pure gold, rarer than the gold of Ophir. 13So I will shake the heavens and make the earth jump out of its place because of the fury of the Lord Almighty, at the time when his anger burns.
14Like a gazelle being hunted, or like sheep without a shepherd, the Babylonians#13:14. “The Babylonians”: supplied for clarity. will return to their own people, they will run away to their own land. 15Anyone who is captured will be stabbed to death; anyone who is caught will be killed by the sword. 16Their little children will be dashed to pieces as they watch, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped.
17I'm going to get the Medes to attack them, people who don't care about silver or gold. 18Their bows will slaughter their young men; they will show no mercy to babies; they will have no pity on children. 19Babylon, the most marvelous city of any kingdom, the greatest pride of the Babylonian people, will be demolished by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. 20No one will ever live in Babylon again. It will be deserted—no desert nomad will set up a tent there, no shepherd will bring a flock to rest there. 21Only desert animals will make their homes there, and the ruined houses will be inhabited by wild dogs. Owls will live there, and wild goats will leap around. 22Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her lavish palaces. Babylon's time is coming soon—they will not last much longer.
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Isaiah 13
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God’s Message to Babylon
1God showed Isaiah son of Amoz this message about Babylon:
2Raise a flag on the bare mountain.
Call out to the men.
Raise your hand to signal them
to enter through the gates for important people.
3I myself have commanded those people
whom I have separated as mine.
I have called those warriors to carry out my anger.
They rejoice and are glad to do my will.
4Listen to the loud noise in the mountains,
the sound of many people.
Listen to the noise among the kingdoms,
the sound of nations gathering together.
The Lord All-Powerful is calling
his army together for battle.
5This army is coming from a faraway land,
from the edge of the horizon.
In anger the Lord is using this army like a weapon
to destroy the whole country.
6Cry, because the Lord’s day of judging is near;
the Almighty is sending destruction.
7People will be weak with fear,
and their courage will melt away.
8Everyone will be afraid.
Pain and hurt will grab them;
they will hurt like a woman giving birth to a baby.
They will look at each other in fear,
with their faces red like fire.
God’s Judgment Against Babylon
9Look, the Lord’s day of judging is coming—
a terrible day, a day of God’s anger.
He will destroy the land
and the sinners who live in it.
10The stars will not show their light;
the skies will be dark.
The sun will grow dark as it rises,
and the moon will not give its light.
11The Lord says, “I will punish the world for its evil
and wicked people for their sins.
I will cause proud people to lose their pride,
and I will destroy the pride of those who are cruel to others.
12People will be harder to find than pure gold;
there will be fewer people than there is fine gold in Ophir.
13I will make the sky shake,
and the earth will be moved from its place
by the anger of the Lord All-Powerful
at the time of his burning anger.
14“Then the people from Babylon will run away like hunted deer
or like sheep who have no shepherd.
Everyone will turn back to his own people;
each will run back to his own land.
15Everyone who is captured will be killed;
everyone who is caught will be killed with a sword.
16Their little children will be beaten to death in front of them.
Their houses will be robbed
and their wives raped.
17“Look, I will cause the armies of Media to attack Babylon.
They do not care about silver
or delight in gold.
18Their soldiers will shoot the young men with arrows;
they will show no mercy on children,
nor will they feel sorry for little ones.
19Babylon is the most beautiful of all kingdoms,
and the Babylonians are very proud of it.
But God will destroy it
like Sodom and Gomorrah.
20No one will ever live there
or settle there again.
No Arab will put a tent there;
no shepherd will bring sheep there.
21Only desert animals will live there,
and their houses will be full of wild dogs.
Owls will live there,
and wild goats will leap about in the houses.
22Wolves will howl within the strong walls,
and wild dogs will bark in the beautiful buildings.
The end of Babylon is near;
its time is almost over.”
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