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A Judgment against Babylon
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
Prophecies about Babylon
The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
Lift up a banner upon a bare mountain, raise the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
Lift up a standard on the bare hill,
Raise your voice to them,
Wave the hand that they may enter the doors of the nobles.
Raise your voice to them,
Wave the hand that they may enter the doors of the nobles.
I have commanded my hallowed ones, I have also called my mighty men for mine anger, them that rejoice in my highness.
I have commanded My consecrated ones,
I have even called My mighty warriors,
My proudly exulting ones,
To execute My anger.
I have even called My mighty warriors,
My proudly exulting ones,
To execute My anger.
The noise of a multitude on the mountains, as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations assembled together: Jehovah of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
A sound of tumult on the mountains,
Like that of many people!
A sound of the uproar of kingdoms,
Of nations gathered together!
The LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle.
Like that of many people!
A sound of the uproar of kingdoms,
Of nations gathered together!
The LORD of hosts is mustering the army for battle.
They come from a far country, from the end of the heavens -- Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation -- to destroy the whole land.
They are coming from a far country,
From the farthest horizons,
The LORD and His instruments of indignation,
To destroy the whole land.
From the farthest horizons,
The LORD and His instruments of indignation,
To destroy the whole land.
Howl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.
Judgment on the Day of the LORD
Wail, for the day of the LORD is near!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt,
Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.
And every man’s heart will melt.
and they shall be terrified: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them, they shall writhe as a woman that travaileth; they shall be amazed one at another, their faces shall be as flames.
They will be terrified,
Pains and anguish will take hold of them;
They will writhe like a woman in labor,
They will look at one another in astonishment,
Their faces aflame.
Pains and anguish will take hold of them;
They will writhe like a woman in labor,
They will look at one another in astonishment,
Their faces aflame.
Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the earth desolate; and he will destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
Behold, the day of the LORD is coming,
Cruel, with fury and burning anger,
To make the land a desolation;
And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
Cruel, with fury and burning anger,
To make the land a desolation;
And He will exterminate its sinners from it.
For the stars of the heavens and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not flash forth their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light.
Will not flash forth their light;
The sun will be dark when it rises
And the moon will not shed its light.
And I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will make the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will bring low the haughtiness of the violent.
Thus I will punish the world for its evil
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
And the wicked for their iniquity;
I will also put an end to the arrogance of the proud
And abase the haughtiness of the ruthless.
I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.
I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold
And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
And mankind than the gold of Ophir.
Therefore I will make the heavens to shake, and the earth shall be removed out of her place, at the wrath of Jehovah of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,
And the earth will be shaken from its place
At the fury of the LORD of hosts
In the day of His burning anger.
And the earth will be shaken from its place
At the fury of the LORD of hosts
In the day of His burning anger.
And it shall be as with a chased roe, and as with a flock that no man gathereth together; every one shall turn to his own people, and every one flee into his own land.
And it will be that like a hunted gazelle,
Or like sheep with none to gather them,
They will each turn to his own people,
And each one flee to his own land.
Or like sheep with none to gather them,
They will each turn to his own people,
And each one flee to his own land.
All that are found shall be thrust through; and every one that is in league [with them] shall fall by the sword.
Anyone who is found will be thrust through,
And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
And their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be rifled, and their women ravished.
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be plundered
And their wives ravished.
Before their eyes;
Their houses will be plundered
And their wives ravished.
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who do not regard silver, and as for gold, they have no delight in it.
Babylon Will Fall to the Medes
Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them,
Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold.
And [their] bows shall dash the young men to pieces, and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb: their eye shall not spare children.
And their bows will mow down the young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity children.
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their eye pity children.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in, even to generation and generation; nor shall Arabian pitch tent there, nor shepherds make fold there.
It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there,
Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there,
Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
But beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of owls; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.
But desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there.
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there.
And jackals shall cry to one another in their palaces, and wild dogs in the pleasant castles. And her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Her fateful time also will soon come
And her days will not be prolonged.
And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
Her fateful time also will soon come
And her days will not be prolonged.