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Prophecies about Babylon

1 The Iaoracle° concerning bBabylon° which° cIsaiah° the son° of Amoz° saw°.
  2 aLift° up a standard° on the Ibbare° hill°,
  Raise° your voice° to them,
  cWave° the hand° that they may denter° the doors° of the nobles°.
  3 I have commanded° My consecrated° ones,
  I have even° called° My amighty° warriors°,
  My proudly° exulting° ones°,
  To [execute] My anger°.
  4 A asound° 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°.
  5 They are coming° from a far° country°,
  From the Iafarthest° horizons°,
  The LORD° and His instruments° of bindignation°,
  To cdestroy° the whole° land°.

[1] IOr burden of aIs 14:28; 15:1 bIs 13:19; 14:4; 47:1-15; Jr 24:1; 50:1-51:64; Mt 1:11; Rv 14:8 cIs 1:1
[2] IOr wind-swept mountain aIs 5:26; Jr 50:2 bJr 51:25 cIs 10:32; 19:16 dIs 45:1-3; Jr 51:58
[3] aJol 3:11
[4] aIs 5:30; 17:12; Jol 3:14
[5] ILit end of heaven aIs 5:26; 7:18 bIs 10:5 cIs 24:1

Judgment on the Day of the LORD

  6 Wail°, for the aday° of the LORD° is near°!
  It will come° as bdestruction° from Ithe Almighty°.
  7 Therefore°° aall° hands° will fall° limp°,
  And every° man’s° bheart° will melt°.
  8 They will be aterrified°,
  Pains° and anguish° will take° hold° of [them];
  They will bwrithe° like a woman in labor°,
  They will look° at one° another° in astonishment°,
  Their faces° aflame°.
  9 Behold°, athe 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.
  10 For the astars° of heaven° and their constellations°
  Will not flash° forth° their light°;
  The bsun° will be dark° when it rises°
  And the moon° will not shed° its light°.
  11 Thus I will apunish° the world° for its evil°
  And the bwicked° for their iniquity°;
  I will also put° an end° to the carrogance° of the proud°
  And abase° the dhaughtiness° of the Ieruthless°.
  12 I will make° mortal° man° Iascarcer° than° pure° gold°
  And mankind° than° the bgold° of Ophir°.
  13 Therefore°° I will make the aheavens° tremble°,
  And bthe earth° will be shaken° from its place°
  At the fury° of the LORD° of hosts°
  In cthe day° of His burning° anger°.
  14 And it will be that like a hunted° gazelle°,
  Or like asheep° with none° to gather° [them],
  They will each° turn° to his own people°,
  And each° one° flee° to his own land°.
  15 Anyone° who is found° will be athrust° through°,
  And anyone° who is captured° will fall° by the sword°.
  16 Their alittle° ones° also will be dashed° to pieces°
  Before their eyes°;
  Their houses° will be plundered°
  And their wives° ravished°.

[6] IHeb Shaddai aIs 2:12; 10:3; 13:9; 34:2, 8; 61:2; Ezk 30:3; Am 5:18; Zp 1:7 bIs 10:25; 14:23; Jol 1:15
[7] aEzk 7:17 bIs 19:1; Ezk 21:7; Na 2:10
[8] a2K 19:26; Is 21:3; Jr 46:5 bIs 26:17; Jr 4:31; Jn 16:21
[9] aIs 13:6
[10] aIs 5:30; Ezk 32:7; Jol 2:10; Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24; Lk 21:25; Rv 6:13; 8:12 bIs 24:23; 50:3; Ezk 32:7; Ac 2:20; Rv 6:12
[11] IOr tyrants, despots aIs 26:21 bIs 3:11; 11:4; 14:5 cIs 2:11; 23:9; Dn 5:22, 23 dJr 48:29 eIs 25:3; 29:5, 20
[12] ILit more precious aIs 4:1; 6:11, 12 b1K 9:28; Jb 28:16; Ps 45:9
[13] aIs 34:4; 51:6 bPs 18:7; Is 2:19; 24:1, 19, 20; Hg 2:6 cLm 1:12
[14] a1K 22:17; Mt 9:36; Mk 6:34; 1P 2:25
[15] aIs 14:19; Jr 50:25; 51:3, 4
[16] aPs 137:8, 9; Is 13:18; 14:21; Ho 10:14; Na 3:10

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

  17 ¶ Behold°, I am going to astir° up the Medes° against° them,
  Who° will not value° silver° or btake° pleasure° in gold°.
  18 And [their] bows° will Imow° down° the ayoung° men°,
  They will not even have° compassion° on the fruit° of the womb°,
  [Nor] will their beye° pity° IIchildren°.
  19 And aBabylon°, the bbeauty° of kingdoms°, the glory° of the Chaldeans’° pride°,
  Will be as when God° coverthrew° Sodom° and Gomorrah°.
  20 It will anever°° be inhabited° or lived° in from generation° to generation°;
  Nor° will the bArab° pitch° [his] tent° there°,
  Nor° will shepherds° make [their flocks] lie° down° there°.
  21 But adesert° creatures° will lie° down° there°,
  And their houses° will be full° of Iowls°;
  Ostriches° also will live° there°, and IIshaggy° goats° will frolic° there°.
  22 IHyenas° will howl° in their fortified° towers
  And jackals° in their luxurious° apalaces°.
  Her [fateful] time° also IIwill soon° come°
  And her days° will not be prolonged°.

[17] aJr 51:11; Dn 5:28 bPv 6:34, 35
[18] ILit dash in pieces IILit sons a2K 8:12; 2Ch 36:17 bEzk 9:5, 10
[19] aIs 21:9; 48:14 bDn 4:30; Rv 18:11-16, 19, 21 cGn 19:24; Dt 29:23; Jr 49:18; Am 4:11
[20] aIs 14:23; 34:10-15; Jr 51:37-43 b2Ch 17:11
[21] IOr howling creatures IIOr goat demons aIs 34:11-15; Zp 2:14; Rv 18:2
[22] IOr howling creatures IILit is near to come aIs 25:2; 32:14; 34:13


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God mustereth the armies of his wrath.

1 ¶ The burdenº of Babylon,º which² Isaiahº the sonº of Amozº did see.ºª 2 Lift ye upºª a bannerº upon² the highºª mountain,º exaltºª the voiceº unto them, shakeºª the hand,º that they may goºª into the gatesº of the nobles.º 3 I² have commandedºª my sanctified ones,ºª I have also² calledºª my mighty onesº for mine anger,º [even] them that rejoiceº in my highness.º 4 The noiseº of a multitudeº in the mountains,º like² as¹ of a greatº people;º a tumultuousº noiseº of the kingdomsº of nationsº gathered together:ºª the LORDº of hostsº musterethºª the hostº of the battle.º 5 They comeºª from a far¹ country,º²² from the endº² of heaven,º [even] the LORD,º and the weaponsº of his indignation,º to destroyºª the whole² land.º

[1] Is 1:1; 14:4, 28; 15:1; 17:1; 19:1; 21:1, 11, 13; 22:1, 25; 23:1; 43:14; 44:1; 47:1; Jr 23:33; 25:12; 50:1; Ezk 12:10; Dn 5:28; Na 1:1; Hab 1:1; Zc 9:1; 12:1; Mal 1:1; Rv 17:1.
[2] Is 5:26; 10:32; 11:12, 15; 18:3; 45:1; Jr 50:2; 51:25, 27, 58.
[3] Ezr 1:1; 6:1; 7:12; Ps 149:2, 5; Is 23:11; 44:27; 45:4; Jr 50:21; 51:20; Jol 3:11; Rv 17:12; 18:4, 20; 19:1.
[4] Is 10:5; 22:1; 45:1; Jr 50:2, 14, 21; 51:6, 11, 27; Ezk 38:3; Jol 2:1, 4, 25; 3:14; Zc 14:1, 13; Rv 9:7; 18:8; 19:11.
[5] Is 13:17; Jr 50:3, 9; 51:11, 20, 27; Mt 24:31.

He threateneth to destroy Babylon by the Medes.

6 ¶ Howlºª ye; for² the dayº of the LORDº [is] at hand;º it shall comeºª as a destructionº from the Almighty.º² 7 Therefore²² shall all² handsº be faint,ºª and every² man'sº heartº shall melt:ºª 8 And they shall be afraid:ºª pangsº and sorrowsº shall take holdºª of them; they shall be in painºª as a woman that travaileth:ºª they shall be amazedºª oneº at² another;º their facesº [shall be as] flames.º² 9 Behold,² the dayº of the LORDº cometh,ºª cruelº both with wrathº and fierceº anger,º to layºª the landº desolate:º and he shall destroyºª the sinnersº thereof out of² it. 10 For² the starsº of heavenº and the constellationsº thereof shall not² giveºª their light:º the sunº shall be darkenedºª in his going forth,ºª and the moonº shall not² cause her lightº to shine.ºª 11 And I will punishºª the worldº for² [their] evil,º and the wickedº for² their iniquity;º and I will cause the arrogancyº of the proudº to cease,ºª and will lay lowºª the haughtinessº of the terrible.º 12 I will make a manº more preciousºª than fine gold;º² even a manº than the golden wedgeº² of Ophir.º 13 Therefore²² I will shakeºª the heavens,º and the earthº shall removeºª out of her place,º² in the wrathº of the LORDº of hosts,º and in the dayº of his fierceº anger.º 14 And it shall be² as the chasedºª roe,º and as a sheepº that no² man taketh up:ºª they shall every manº turnºª to² his own people,º and fleeºª every oneº into² his own land.º 15 Every one² that is foundºª shall be thrust through;ºª and every one² that is joinedºª [unto them] shall fallºª by the sword.º 16 Their childrenº also shall be dashed² to pieces¹ª before their eyes;º their housesº shall be spoiled,ºª and their wivesº ravished.ºª¹ª 17 Behold,² I will stir upºª² the Medesº against² them, which² shall not² regardºª silver;º and [as for] gold,º they shall not² delightºª in it. 18 [Their] bowsº also shall dashºª the young menº to pieces;¹ª and they shall have no² pityºª on the fruitº of the womb;º their eyeº shall not² spareºª² children.º

[6] Jb 31:23; Is 13:9; 14:31; 23:1; 34:8; 52:5; 65:14; Jr 25:34; 49:3; 51:8; Ezk 21:12; 30:2, 3; Jol 1:5, 11, 13, 15; 2:11, 31; Am 5:18; Zp 1:7, 14; 2:2; Mal 4:5; 1Th 5:2; Jm 5:1; Rv 18:10.
[7] Ex 15:15; Is 10:3; 19:1; 37:27; 51:20; Jr 50:43; Ezk 7:17; 21:7; Na 1:6; 2:10.
[8] Ps 48:5; Is 21:3; 26:17; Jr 30:6; 50:43; Dn 5:5; Jol 2:6; Na 2:10; 1Th 5:3.
[9] Ps 104:35; Pv 2:22; Is 13:15; 47:10; Jr 6:22; 50:40; 51:35; Na 1:2, 6; Mal 4:1; Rv 17:16; 18:8; 19:17.
[10] Is 5:30; 24:21, 23; Ezk 32:7; Jol 2:10, 31; 3:15; Am 8:9; Zp 1:15; Mt 24:29; Mk 13:24; Lk 21:25; Rv 6:12; 8:12.
[11] Is 2:17; 5:15; 14:12, 21; 24:4; Jr 50:29; 51:34; Dn 5:22; Rv 12:9; 18:2.
[12] Ps 137:9; Is 4:1; 13:15; 24:6.
[13] Ps 110:5; Jr 4:23; Lm 1:12; Jol 3:16; Na 1:4; Hg 2:6, 21; Mt 24:29, 35; He 12:26; 2P 3:10; Rv 6:13; 20:11.
[14] 1K 22:17, 36; Is 17:13; 47:15; Jr 50:16; 51:9; Rv 18:9.
[15] Is 14:19; 47:9; Jr 50:27, 35; 51:3.
[16] Ps 137:8; Lm 5:11; Ho 10:14; Na 3:10; Zc 14:2.
[17] Pv 6:34; Is 13:3; 21:2; 41:25; Jr 50:9; 51:11, 27; Dn 5:28.
[18] 2K 8:12; 2Ch 36:17; Is 13:16; Ezk 9:5, 10; Ho 13:16; Na 2:1; 3:10.

The desolation of Babylon.

19 ¶ And Babylon,º the gloryº of kingdoms,º the beautyº of the Chaldees'º excellency,º shall be² as when Godº overthrewº² Sodomº and Gomorrah.º 20 It shall neverº² be inhabited,ºª neither² shall it be dweltºª in from generationº to² generation:º neither² shall the Arabianº pitch tentºª there;² neither² shall the shepherdsºª make their foldºª there.² 21 But wild beasts of the desertº shall lieºª there;² and their housesº shall be fullºª of doleful creatures;º and owlsºº shall dwellºª there,² and satyrsº shall danceºª there.² 22 And the wild beasts of the islandsº shall cryºª in their desolate houses,º and dragonsº in [their] pleasantº palaces:º and her timeº [is] nearº to come,ºª and her daysº shall not² be prolonged.ºª

[19] Gn 19:24; Dt 29:23; Is 14:4, 12; Jr 49:18; 50:40; 51:41; Dn 2:37; 4:30; Zp 2:9.
[20] Is 14:23; Jr 50:3, 13, 21, 39, 45; 51:25, 29, 43, 62; Rv 18:21.
[21] Is 34:11; Rv 18:2.
[22] Dt 32:35; Is 35:7; Jr 51:33; Ezk 7:7; Hab 2:3; 2P 2:3; 3:9.


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