Thematic Bible
Isaiah 13:1 (show verse)
The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:
Isaiah 13:2 (show verse)
Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain,
Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice,
Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.
Isaiah 13:3 (show verse)
I [the Lord] have commanded My consecrated ones,
I have even called My great warriors,
My proudly exulting ones [the Medes and the Persians who triumph for My honor]—
To execute My anger.
No Themes for this verse.
Isaiah 13:4 (show verse)
A sound of tumult on the mountains,
Like that of many people!
A sound of the uproar of the kingdoms,
Of nations gathered together!
The Lord of hosts is mustering an army for battle.
Isaiah 13:5 (show verse)
They are coming from a distant country,
From the end of heaven [the farthest horizon]—
The Lord and the weapons of His indignation—
To destroy the whole land.
Isaiah 13:6 (show verse)
Wail, for the day of the Lord is at hand!
It will come as
Isaiah 13:7 (show verse)
Therefore
And every man’s heart will melt.
Isaiah 13:8 (show verse)
They [of Babylon] will be shocked and terrified,
Pains and anguish will grip them;
They will be in pain like a woman in childbirth.
They will stare aghast and horrified at one another,
Their faces aflame [from the effects of the unprecedented warfare].
Isaiah 13:9 (show verse)
Listen carefully, the day of the Lord is coming,
Cruel, with wrath and raging anger,
To make the land a horror [of devastation];
And He shall exterminate its sinners from it.
Days » Times of adversity called day of the lord
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Day of the lord » The coming day of the lord
Day of the lord » How the day of the lord will come
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
World » The lord punishing the world
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Day of the lord » The coming day of the lord
Day of the lord » How the day of the lord will come
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
World » The lord punishing the world
Isaiah 13:10 (show verse)
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash with their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises,
And the moon will not shed its light.
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Eclipse » Of the sun and moon
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Moon » Darkening of
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Orion » The constellation of
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
Stars » Darkening of
Stars » Constellations of
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
Stars » When grouped together called constellations
Stars » Called » Stars of heaven
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
World » The lord punishing the world
Eclipse » Of the sun and moon
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Moon » Darkening of
Moon » Illustrative » (withdrawing her light,) of deep calamities
Orion » The constellation of
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
Stars » Darkening of
Stars » Constellations of
Stars » Illustrative » (withdrawing their light,) of severe judgments
Stars » When grouped together called constellations
Stars » Called » Stars of heaven
The sun » Illustrative » Of supreme rulers
World » The lord punishing the world
Isaiah 13:11 (show verse)
In this way I will punish the world for its evil
And the wicked for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And will abase the arrogance of the tyrant.
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Pride » They who are guilty of, shall be » Subdued
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » Of the wicked
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is from God
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Bringing down their pride
Sin » Punishment of » Of the wicked
Sin » God » Punishes
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Punishment of
World » The lord punishing the world
Heaven/the heavens » The heavens being shaken
Humbleness » What shall be humbled
Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Iniquity » The reward for iniquity
Pride » They who are guilty of, shall be » Subdued
Pride/arrogance » The pride of man
Punishment » Of the wicked
Punishment » The lord punishing the world
Punishment of the The Wicked » Is from God
Punishment of the The Wicked » In this life by » Bringing down their pride
Sin » Punishment of » Of the wicked
Sin » God » Punishes
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Punishment of
World » The lord punishing the world
Isaiah 13:12 (show verse)
I will make mortal man more rare than fine gold,
And mankind [scarcer] than the pure gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:13 (show verse)
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble;
And the earth will be shaken from its place
At the wrath of the Lord of hosts
In the day of His burning anger.
Isaiah 13:14 (show verse)
And like the hunted gazelle,
Or like sheep that no man gathers,
Each [foreign resident] will turn [and go back] to his own people,
And each one flee to his own land.
Isaiah 13:15 (show verse)
Anyone who is found will be pierced through,
And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
Isaiah 13:16 (show verse)
Their children also will be smashed to pieces
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be looted
And their wives ravished.
Isaiah 13:17 (show verse)
Listen carefully, I will put the Medes [in motion] against them,
Who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold [and therefore cannot be bribed].
Isaiah 13:18 (show verse)
Their bows will cut down the young men [of Babylon];
They will take no pity on the fruit of the womb,
Their eyes will not look with compassion on the children.
Isaiah 13:19 (show verse)
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the
Will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
Babylon » Predictions respecting » Perpetual desolation of
Babylon » Remarkable for » National greatness
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called beauty of chaldees, &c
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the glory of kingdoms
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Gomorrah » Destroyed
Sodom » Destroyed on account of the wickedness of the people
Babylon » Remarkable for » National greatness
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called beauty of chaldees, &c
Babylon » Babylon the capital of » Called the glory of kingdoms
Cyrus » Prophecies concerning
Gomorrah » Destroyed
Sodom » Destroyed on account of the wickedness of the people
Isaiah 13:20 (show verse)
Babylon will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there,
Nor will the shepherds let their sheep lie down there.
Isaiah 13:21 (show verse)
But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and
Isaiah 13:22 (show verse)
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time has nearly come,
And her days will not be prolonged.