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Isaiah 13

Prophecies about Babylon

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The  1 aoracle concerning  bBabylon which  cIsaiah the son of Amoz saw.

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 aLift up a standard on the  1 bbare hill, Raise your voice to them,  cWave the hand that they may  denter the doors of the nobles.

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I have commanded My consecrated ones, I have even called My  amighty warriors, My proudly exulting ones, To execute My anger.

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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.

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They are coming from a far country, From the  1 afarthest horizons, The LORD and His instruments of  bindignation, To  cdestroy the whole land.

Judgment on the Day of the LORD

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Wail, for the  aday of the LORD is near! It will come as  bdestruction from  1the Almighty.

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Therefore  aall hands will fall limp, And every man's  bheart will melt.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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  1 eruthless.

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I will make mortal man  1 ascarcer than pure gold And mankind than the  bgold of Ophir.

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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.

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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.

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Anyone who is found will be  athrust through, And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.

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Their  alittle ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

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Behold, I am going to  astir up the Medes against them, Who will not value silver or  btake pleasure in gold.

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And their bows will  1mow down the  ayoung men, They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, Nor will their  beye pity  2children.

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And  aBabylon, the  bbeauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans' pride, Will be as when God  coverthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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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.

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But  adesert creatures will lie down there, And their houses will be full of  1owls; Ostriches also will live there, and  2shaggy goats will frolic there.

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 1Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers And jackals in their luxurious  apalaces. Her fateful time also  2will soon come And her days will not be prolonged.



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