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World English Bible

Isaiah 13 (WEBP)

[1] The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
[2] Set up a banner on the bare mountain! Lift up your voice to them! Wave your hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
[3] I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones.
[4] The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle.
[5] They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
[6] Wail, for Yahweh’s day is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
[7] Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s heart will melt.
[8] They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.
[9] Behold, the day of Yahweh comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy its sinners out of it.
[10] For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.
[11] I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the arrogance of the terrible.
[12] I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.
[13] Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, and in the day of his fierce anger.
[14] It will happen that like a hunted gazelle and like sheep that no one gathers, they will each turn to their own people, and will each flee to their own land.
[15] Everyone who is found will be thrust through. Everyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
[16] Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.
[17] Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver, and as for gold, they will not delight in it.
[18] Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.
[19] Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
[20] It will never be inhabited, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation. The Arabian will not pitch a tent there, neither will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
[21] But wild animals of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of jackals. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will frolic there.
[22] Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 13 (KJVS)

[1] The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. ()
[2] Lift ye up () a banner upon the high () mountain, exalt () the voice unto them, shake () the hand, that they may go () into the gates of the nobles.
[3] I have commanded () my sanctified ones, () I have also called () my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
[4] The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: () the Lord of hosts mustereth () the host of the battle.
[5] They come () from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy () the whole land.
[6] Howl () ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come () as a destruction from the Almighty.
[7] Therefore shall all hands be faint, () and every man’s heart shall melt: ()
[8] and they shall be afraid: () pangs and sorrows shall take hold () of them; they shall be in pain () as a woman that travaileth: () they shall be amazed () one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
[9] Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, () cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay () the land desolate: and he shall destroy () the sinners thereof out of it.
[10] For the stars of heaven 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. ()
[11] And I will punish () the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, () and will lay low () the haughtiness of the terrible.
[12] I will make a man more precious () than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
[13] Therefore I will shake () the heavens, and the earth shall remove () out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
[14] And it shall be as the chased () roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: () they shall every man turn () to his own people, and flee () every one into his own land.
[15] Every one that is found () shall be thrust through; () and every one that is joined () unto them shall fall () by the sword.
[16] Their children also shall be dashed to pieces () before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, () and their wives ravished. () () ()
[17] Behold, I will stir up () the Medes against them, which shall not regard () silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight () in it.
[18] Their bows also 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.
[19] And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
[20] It shall never be inhabited, () neither shall it be dwelt () in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent () there; neither shall the shepherds () make their fold () there.
[21] But wild beasts of the desert shall lie () there; and their houses shall be full () of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell () there, and satyrs shall dance () there.
[22] And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry () in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, () and her days shall not be prolonged. ()

Isaiah 13:4 Heb. the likeness of
Isaiah 13:7 Or, fall down
Isaiah 13:8a Heb. wonder
Isaiah 13:8b Heb. every man at his neighbor
Isaiah 13:8c Heb. faces of the flames
Isaiah 13:21 Heb. ziim
Isaiah 13:22a Heb. Zim
Isaiah 13:22b Or, palaces

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 13 (BYZ)

[1] ορασις ην ειδεν ησαιας υιος αμως κατα βαβυλωνος
[2] επ ορους πεδινου αρατε σημειον υψωσατε την φωνην αυτοις μη φοβεισθε παρακαλειτε τη χειρι ανοιξατε οι αρχοντες
[3] εγω συντασσω και εγω αγω αυτους ηγιασμενοι εισιν και εγω αγω αυτους γιγαντες ερχονται πληρωσαι τον θυμον μου χαιροντες αμα και υβριζοντες
[4] φωνη εθνων πολλων επι των ορεων ομοια εθνων πολλων φωνη βασιλεων και εθνων συνηγμενων κυριος σαβαωθ εντεταλται εθνει οπλομαχω
[5] ερχεσθαι εκ γης πορρωθεν απ ακρου θεμελιου του ουρανου κυριος και οι οπλομαχοι αυτου του καταφθειραι την οικουμενην ολην
[6] ολολυζετε εγγυς γαρ η ημερα κυριου και συντριβη παρα του θεου ηξει
[7] δια τουτο πασα χειρ εκλυθησεται και πασα ψυχη ανθρωπου δειλιασει
[8] και ταραχθησονται οι πρεσβεις και ωδινες αυτους εξουσιν ως γυναικος τικτουσης και συμφορασουσιν ετερος προς τον ετερον και εκστησονται και το προσωπον αυτων ως φλοξ μεταβαλουσιν
[9] ιδου γαρ ημερα κυριου ανιατος ερχεται θυμου και οργης θειναι την οικουμενην ολην ερημον και τους αμαρτωλους απολεσαι εξ αυτης
[10] οι γαρ αστερες του ουρανου και ο ωριων και πας ο κοσμος του ουρανου το φως ου δωσουσιν και σκοτισθησεται του ηλιου ανατελλοντος και η σεληνη ου δωσει το φως αυτης
[11] και εντελουμαι τη οικουμενη ολη κακα και τοις ασεβεσιν τας αμαρτιας αυτων και απολω υβριν ανομων και υβριν υπερηφανων ταπεινωσω
[12] και εσονται οι καταλελειμμενοι εντιμοι μαλλον η το χρυσιον το απυρον και ο ανθρωπος μαλλον εντιμος εσται η ο λιθος ο εκ σουφιρ
[13] ο γαρ ουρανος θυμωθησεται και η γη σεισθησεται εκ των θεμελιων αυτης δια θυμον οργης κυριου σαβαωθ τη ημερα η αν επελθη ο θυμος αυτου
[14] και εσονται οι καταλελειμμενοι ως δορκαδιον φευγον και ως προβατον πλανωμενον και ουκ εσται ο συναγων ωστε ανθρωπον εις τον λαον αυτου αποστραφηναι και ανθρωπον εις την χωραν αυτου διωξαι
[15] ος γαρ αν αλω ηττηθησεται και οιτινες συνηγμενοι εισιν μαχαιρα πεσουνται
[16] και τα τεκνα αυτων ενωπιον αυτων ραξουσιν και τας οικιας αυτων προνομευσουσιν και τας γυναικας αυτων εξουσιν
[17] ιδου επεγειρω υμιν τους μηδους οι ου λογιζονται αργυριον ουδε χρυσιου χρειαν εχουσιν
[18] τοξευματα νεανισκων συντριψουσιν και τα τεκνα υμων ου μη ελεησωσιν ουδε επι τοις τεκνοις ου φεισονται οι οφθαλμοι αυτων
[19] και εσται βαβυλων η καλειται ενδοξος υπο βασιλεως χαλδαιων ον τροπον κατεστρεψεν ο θεος σοδομα και γομορρα
[20] ου κατοικηθησεται εις τον αιωνα χρονον ουδε μη εισελθωσιν εις αυτην δια πολλων γενεων ουδε μη διελθωσιν αυτην αραβες ουδε ποιμενες ου μη αναπαυσωνται εν αυτη
[21] και αναπαυσονται εκει θηρια και εμπλησθησονται αι οικιαι ηχου και αναπαυσονται εκει σειρηνες και δαιμονια εκει ορχησονται
[22] και ονοκενταυροι εκει κατοικησουσιν και νοσσοποιησουσιν εχινοι εν τοις οικοις αυτων ταχυ ερχεται και ου χρονιει