Isaiah 13 The burden of Babylon , which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see .

1 H4853 The burden H894 of Babylon H3470 , which Isaiah H1121 the son H531 of Amoz H2372 did see [H8804] .

2 H5375 Lift ye up [H8798] H5251 a banner H8192 upon the high [H8737] H2022 mountain H7311 , exalt [H8685] H6963 the voice H5130 unto them, shake [H8685] H3027 the hand H935 , that they may go [H8799] H6607 into the gates H5081 of the nobles.

3 H6680 I have commanded [H8765] H6942 my sanctified ones [H8794] H7121 , I have also called [H8804] H1368 my mighty ones H639 for mine anger H5947 , even them that rejoice H1346 in my highness.

4 H6963 The noise H1995 of a multitude H2022 in the mountains H1823 , like as H7227 of a great H5971 people H7588 ; a tumultuous H6963 noise H4467 of the kingdoms H1471 of nations H622 gathered together [H8737] H3068 : the LORD H6635 of hosts H6485 mustereth [H8764] H6635 the host H4421 of the battle.

5 H935 They come [H8802] H4801 from a far H776 country H7097 , from the end H8064 of heaven H3068 , even the LORD H3627 , and the weapons H2195 of his indignation H2254 , to destroy [H8763] H776 the whole land.

6 H3213 Howl [H8685] H3117 ye; for the day H3068 of the LORD H7138 is at hand H935 ; it shall come [H8799] H7701 as a destruction H7706 from the Almighty.

7 H3027 Therefore shall all hands H7503 be faint [H8799] H582 , and every man's H3824 heart H4549 shall melt [H8735] :

8 H926 And they shall be afraid [H8738] H6735 : pangs H2256 and sorrows H270 shall take hold [H8799] H2342 of them; they shall be in pain [H8799] H3205 as a woman that travaileth [H8802] H8539 : they shall be amazed [H8799] H376 one H7453 at another H6440 ; their faces H3851 shall be as flames.

9 H3117 Behold, the day H3068 of the LORD H935 cometh [H8804] H394 , cruel H5678 both with wrath H2740 and fierce H639 anger H7760 , to lay [H8800] H776 the land H8047 desolate H8045 : and he shall destroy [H8686] H2400 the sinners thereof out of it.

10 H3556 For the stars H8064 of heaven H3685 and the constellations H1984 thereof shall not give [H8686] H216 their light H8121 : the sun H2821 shall be darkened [H8804] H3318 in his going forth [H8800] H3394 , and the moon H216 shall not cause her light H5050 to shine [H8686] .

11 H6485 And I will punish [H8804] H8398 the world H7451 for their evil H7563 , and the wicked H5771 for their iniquity H1347 ; and I will cause the arrogancy H2086 of the proud H7673 to cease [H8689] H8213 , and will lay low [H8686] H1346 the haughtiness H6184 of the terrible.

12 H582 I will make a man H3365 more precious [H8686] H6337 than fine gold H120 ; even a man H3800 than the golden wedge H211 of Ophir.

13 H7264 Therefore I will shake [H8686] H8064 the heavens H776 , and the earth H7493 shall remove [H8799] H4725 out of her place H5678 , in the wrath H3068 of the LORD H6635 of hosts H3117 , and in the day H2740 of his fierce H639 anger.

14 H5080 And it shall be as the chased [H8716] H6643 roe H6629 , and as a sheep H6908 that no man taketh up [H8764] H376 : they shall every man H6437 turn [H8799] H5971 to his own people H5127 , and flee [H8799] H376 every one H776 into his own land.

15 H4672 Every one that is found [H8737] H1856 shall be thrust through [H8735] H5595 ; and every one that is joined [H8737] H5307 unto them shall fall [H8799] H2719 by the sword.

16 H5768 Their children H7376 also shall be dashed to pieces [H8792] H5869 before their eyes H1004 ; their houses H8155 shall be spoiled [H8735] H802 , and their wives H7901 ravished [H8735] [H8675] H7693 [H8735] .

17 H5782 Behold, I will stir up [H8688] H4074 the Medes H2803 against them, which shall not regard [H8799] H3701 silver H2091 ; and as for gold H2654 , they shall not delight [H8799] in it.

18 H7198 Their bows H7376 also shall dash H5288 the young men H7376 to pieces [H8762] H7355 ; and they shall have no pity [H8762] H6529 on the fruit H990 of the womb H5869 ; their eye H2347 shall not spare [H8799] H1121 children.

19 H894 And Babylon H6643 , the glory H4467 of kingdoms H8597 , the beauty H3778 of the Chaldees H1347 ' excellency H430 , shall be as when God H4114 overthrew H5467 Sodom H6017 and Gomorrah.

20 H5331 It shall never H3427 be inhabited [H8799] H7931 , neither shall it be dwelt [H8799] H1755 in from generation H1755 to generation H6163 : neither shall the Arabian H167 pitch tent [H8762] H7462 there; neither shall the shepherds [H8802] H7257 make their fold [H8686] there.

21 H6728 But wild beasts of the desert H7257 shall lie [H8804] H1004 there; and their houses H4390 shall be full [H8804] H255 of doleful creatures H1323 ; and owls H3284 H7931 shall dwell [H8804] H8163 there, and satyrs H7540 shall dance [H8762] there.

22 H338 And the wild beasts of the islands H6030 shall cry [H8804] H490 in their desolate houses H8577 , and dragons H6027 in their pleasant H1964 palaces H6256 : and her time H7138 is near H935 to come [H8800] H3117 , and her days H4900 shall not be prolonged [H8735] .

KJV⁽ⁱ⁾ 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 eyes 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.