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A Message about Babylon
Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:
Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:
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.
“Raise a signal flag on a bare hilltop.
Call up an army against Babylon.
Wave your hand to encourage them
as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.
Call up an army against Babylon.
Wave your hand to encourage them
as they march into the palaces of the high and mighty.
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, the LORD, have dedicated these soldiers for this task.
Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger,
and they will rejoice when I am exalted.”
Yes, I have called mighty warriors to express my anger,
and they will rejoice when I am exalted.”
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.
Hear the noise on the mountains!
Listen, as the vast armies march!
It is the noise and shouting of many nations.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together.
Listen, as the vast armies march!
It is the noise and shouting of many nations.
The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has called this army together.
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 distant countries,
from beyond the farthest horizons.
They are the LORD’s weapons to carry out his anger.
With them he will destroy the whole land.
from beyond the farthest horizons.
They are the LORD’s weapons to carry out his anger.
With them he will 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.
Scream in terror, for the day of the LORD has arrived —
the time for the Almighty to destroy.
the time for the Almighty to destroy.
Judgment on the Day of the LORD
Wail, for the day of the LORD is near!
It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Every arm is paralyzed with fear.
Every heart melts,
Every heart melts,
Therefore all hands will fall limp,
And every man’s heart will melt.
And every man’s heart will melt.
and people are terrified.
Pangs of anguish grip them,
like those of a woman in labor.
They look helplessly at one another,
their faces aflame with fear.
Pangs of anguish grip them,
like those of a woman in labor.
They look helplessly at one another,
their faces aflame with fear.
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.
For see, the day of the LORD is coming —
the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger.
The land will be made desolate,
and all the sinners destroyed with it.
the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger.
The land will be made desolate,
and all the sinners destroyed with 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.
The heavens will be black above them;
the stars will give no light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will provide no light.
the stars will give no light.
The sun will be dark when it rises,
and the moon will provide no light.
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.
“I, the LORD, will punish the world for its evil
and the wicked for their sin.
I will crush the arrogance of the proud
and humble the pride of the mighty.
and the wicked for their sin.
I will crush the arrogance of the proud
and humble the pride of the mighty.
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 people scarcer than gold —
more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.
more rare than the fine 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.
For I will shake the heavens.
The earth will move from its place
when the LORD of Heaven’s Armies displays his wrath
in the day of his fierce anger.”
The earth will move from its place
when the LORD of Heaven’s Armies displays his wrath
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.
Everyone in Babylon will run about like a hunted gazelle,
like sheep without a shepherd.
They will try to find their own people
and flee to their own land.
like sheep without a shepherd.
They will try to find their own people
and flee to their 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.
Anyone who is captured will be cut down —
run through with a sword.
run through with a 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.
Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes.
Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
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.
“Look, I will stir up the Medes against Babylon.
They cannot be tempted by silver
or bribed with gold.
They cannot be tempted by silver
or bribed with gold.
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.
The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows.
They will have no mercy on helpless babies
and will show no compassion for children.”
They will have no mercy on helpless babies
and will show no compassion for 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.
Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms,
the flower of Chaldean pride,
will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God destroyed them.
the flower of Chaldean pride,
will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah
when God destroyed them.
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.
Babylon will never be inhabited again.
It will remain empty for generation after generation.
Nomads will refuse to camp there,
and shepherds will not bed down their sheep.
It will remain empty for generation after generation.
Nomads will refuse to camp there,
and shepherds will not bed down their sheep.
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.
Desert animals will move into the ruined city,
and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures.
Owls will live among the ruins,
and wild goats will go there to dance.
and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures.
Owls will live among the ruins,
and wild goats will go there to dance.
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.
Hyenas will howl in its fortresses,
and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s days are numbered;
its time of destruction will soon arrive.
and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s days are numbered;
its time of destruction will soon arrive.
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.