Thematic Bible
Isaiah 13:1 (show verse)
This is a message about Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz:
Isaiah 13:2 (show verse)
On a bare hill raise a signal flag, shout to them, wave your hand, so they might enter the gates of the princes!
Isaiah 13:3 (show verse)
I have given orders to my chosen soldiers; I have summoned the warriors through whom I will vent my anger, my boasting, arrogant ones.
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Isaiah 13:4 (show verse)
There is a loud noise on the mountains -- it sounds like a large army! There is great commotion among the kingdoms -- nations are being assembled! The Lord who commands armies is mustering forces for battle.
Isaiah 13:5 (show verse)
They come from a distant land, from the horizon. It is the Lord with his instruments of judgment, coming to destroy the whole earth.
Isaiah 13:6 (show verse)
Wail, for the Lord's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge.
Isaiah 13:7 (show verse)
For this reason all hands hang limp, every human heart loses its courage.
Isaiah 13:8 (show verse)
They panic -- cramps and pain seize hold of them like those of a woman who is straining to give birth. They look at one another in astonishment; their faces are flushed red.
Isaiah 13:9 (show verse)
Look, the Lord's day of judgment is coming; it is a day of cruelty and savage, raging anger, destroying the earth and annihilating its sinners.
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)
Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine.
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)
I will punish the world for its evil, and wicked people for their sin. I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, I will bring down the arrogance of tyrants.
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 human beings more scarce than pure gold, and people more scarce than gold from Ophir.
Isaiah 13:13 (show verse)
So I will shake the heavens, and the earth will shake loose from its foundation, because of the fury of the Lord who commands armies, in the day he vents his raging anger.
Isaiah 13:14 (show verse)
Like a frightened gazelle or a sheep with no shepherd, each will turn toward home, each will run to his homeland.
Isaiah 13:15 (show verse)
Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.
Isaiah 13:16 (show verse)
Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
Isaiah 13:17 (show verse)
Look, I am stirring up the Medes to attack them; they are not concerned about silver, nor are they interested in gold.
Isaiah 13:18 (show verse)
Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person's offspring, they will not look with pity on children.
Isaiah 13:19 (show verse)
Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the Chaldeans' source of honor and pride, will be destroyed by God just as Sodom and Gomorrah were.
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)
No one will live there again; no one will ever reside there again. No bedouin will camp there, no shepherds will rest their flocks there.
Isaiah 13:21 (show verse)
Wild animals will rest there, the ruined houses will be full of hyenas. Ostriches will live there, wild goats will skip among the ruins.
Isaiah 13:22 (show verse)
Wild dogs will yip in her ruined fortresses, jackals will yelp in the once-splendid palaces. Her time is almost up, her days will not be prolonged.