The 1 aoracle concerning bBabylon
which
cIsaiah
the son
of Amoz
saw
.
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
.
I have commanded My consecrated
ones, I have even
called
My amighty
warriors
, My proudly
exulting
ones
, To execute My anger
.
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
.
They are coming from a far
country
, From the 1 afarthest
horizons
, The LORD
and His instruments
of bindignation
, To cdestroy
the whole
land
.
Wail, for the aday
of the LORD
is near
! It will come
as bdestruction
from 1the Almighty
.
Therefore aall
hands
will fall
limp
, And every
man's
bheart
will melt
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
I will make mortal
man
1 ascarcer
than
pure
gold
And mankind
than
the bgold
of Ophir
.
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
.
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
.
Anyone who is found
will be athrust
through
, And anyone
who is captured
will fall
by the sword
.
Their alittle ones
also will be dashed
to pieces
Before their eyes
; Their houses
will be plundered
And their wives
ravished
.
Behold, I am going to astir
up the Medes
against
them, Who
will not value
silver
or btake
pleasure
in gold
.
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
.
And aBabylon, the bbeauty
of kingdoms
, the glory
of the Chaldeans'
pride
, Will be as when God
coverthrew
Sodom
and Gomorrah
.
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
.
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
.
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
.