1 The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
2 On a bare hill raise a signal, cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles.
3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.
4 Hark, a tumult on the mountains as of a great multitude! Hark, an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The LORD of hosts is mustering a host for battle.
5 They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the LORD and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth.
6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
7 Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every man's heart will melt,
8 and they will be dismayed. Pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in travail. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
9 Behold, the day of the LORD comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the earth a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising and the moon will not shed its light.
11 I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant, and lay low the haughtiness of the ruthless.
12 I will make men more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.
13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the LORD of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.
14 And like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none to gather them, every man will turn to his own people, and every man will flee to his own land.
15 Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.
16 Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
17 Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.
18 Their bows will slaughter the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children.
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pride of the Chalde'ans, will be like Sodom and Gomor'rah when God overthrew them.
20 It will never be inhabited or dwelt in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
21 But wild beasts will lie down there, and its houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there satyrs will dance.
22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged.
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Isaiah 13 talks about God's judgment about Babylon and neighboring peoples because of their idolatry and oppression. The following verses relate to the themes of the chapter:
Jeremiah 50:15: "Shout at her everywhere! She surrendered; her columns fell, her walls were overthrown. This is the punishment of the Lord; let us get to her; let her what she deserves!" This verse shows God's judgment upon Babylon, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy 13.
Isaiah 14:22-23: "I will get up against them, says the Lord of hosts, and will eliminate the name and the rest of Babylon, his descendants and his sons, says the Lord. The water of the lagation; and there will be no one who lives there, nor who dwells in it, from generation to generation. " This verse shows the complete destruction of Babylon by God.
Revelation 18:6-8: "Give her as she has returned to you, and repay to her twice, according to her works; in the chalice she mixed, mix to her twice. So much of torment and weeping; for she says in her heart: I am sitting as queen and I am not a widow, and in no way will I see weeping. So, in one day will come your pests: death, weeping and hunger; and will be consumed in fire; for powerful is the Lord God who judges it. " This verse talks about the judgment of Babylon in the last days, in accordance with the prophecies of Isaiah 13.
Jeremiah 51:7: "Babylon was a glass of gold in the hand of the Lord, who drunk the whole earth; the nations drank from their wine, so the nations are mad." This verse shows how Babylon has become a symbol of oppression and corruption for all nations, and how God will judge it for it.
Naum 1:2-3: "The Lord is the zealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenger and full of furor; the Lord takes revenge against his opponents and keeps the wrath to his enemies. but large in power, and in no way will the culprit innocent. " This verse shows that God is a righteous and vengeful God that will not allow injustice and oppression to remune.
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