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Isaiah 13:17-22
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 13:17-22
New American Standard Bible
Babylon Will Fall to the Medes
17 Behold, I am going to (A)stir up the Medes against them,
Who will not value silver or (B)take pleasure in gold.
18 And their bows will [a]mow down the (C)young men,
They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
Nor will their (D)eye pity [b]children.
19 And (E)Babylon, the (F)beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God (G)overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It will (H)never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;
Nor will the (I)Arab pitch his tent there,
Nor will shepherds allow their flocks to lie down there.
21 But (J)desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of [c]owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and [d]shaggy goats will frolic there.
22 [e]Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers
And jackals in their luxurious (K)palaces.
Her fateful time also [f]will soon come,
And her days will not be prolonged.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:18 Lit dash in pieces
- Isaiah 13:18 Lit sons
- Isaiah 13:21 Or howling creatures
- Isaiah 13:21 Or goat demons
- Isaiah 13:22 Or howling creatures
- Isaiah 13:22 Lit is near to come
Isaiah 13:17-22
New International Version
Isaiah 13:17-22
New International Version
17 See, I will stir up(A) against them the Medes,(B)
who do not care for silver
and have no delight in gold.(C)
18 Their bows(D) will strike down the young men;(E)
they will have no mercy(F) on infants,
nor will they look with compassion on children.(G)
19 Babylon,(H) the jewel of kingdoms,(I)
the pride and glory(J) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(K) by God
like Sodom and Gomorrah.(L)
20 She will never be inhabited(M)
or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(N) will pitch their tents,
there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(O) will lie there,
jackals(P) will fill her houses;
there the owls(Q) will dwell,
and there the wild goats(R) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(S) will inhabit her strongholds,(T)
jackals(U) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(V)
and her days will not be prolonged.(W)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans
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