(23:1-22) More Isaiah (Chapter 13)
(23:1) The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
(23:2) 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.
(23:3) I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones, for
mine anger is not upon them that rejoice in my highness.
(23:4) 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.
(23:5) 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.
(23:6) Howl ye; for the day of
the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
(23:6) (23:6-9) "Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Every man's heart shall melt; their faces shall be as flames."
On God's special day he will kill sinners with great anger, wrath, and cruelty. He will melt their hearts and burn their faces
with fire.
(23:7) Therefore shall all
hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt
(23:8) 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.
(23:9) 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.
(23:10) 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.
(23:10) "The moon shall not cause her light to shine."
(23:11) 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.
(23:12) I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden
wedge of Ophir.-
(23:13) 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.
(23:13) "I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her
place." When God gets really angry, he causes earthquakes.
(23:14) 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.
(23:15) Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them
shall fall by the sword.
(23:15-18) "Their children, also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes."
If God can find you, he will "thrust you through," smash your children "to pieces" before your eyes,
and rape your wife.
(23:16) Their children also
shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be
spoiled, and their wives ravished.
(23:17) Behold, I will stir up
the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold,
they shall not delight in it.
(23:18) 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.
(23:19) And Babylon, the
glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when
God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
(23:19-20) "Babylon ... shall never be inhabited."
These verses falsely predict that Babylon will never again be inhabited.
(23:20) 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.
(23:21) 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.
(23:21-22)
Dragons will live in Babylonian palaces and satyrs will dance there.
(23:22) 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.
23:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
23:2Lift 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.
23:3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones, for
mine anger is not upon them that rejoice in my highness.
23:4The noise of the 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 hosts of the battle.
23:5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, yea, the Lord, and the
weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
23:6Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction
from the Almighty.
23:7Therefore shall all hands be faint, every man's heart shall
melt;
23:8And they shall be afraid; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall
be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
23:9Behold, 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.
23:10For 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.
23:11And I will punish the world for evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will
cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay down the haughtiness of the terrible.
23:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge
of Ophir.
23:13Therefore, 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.
23:14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up; and
they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
23:15Every one that is proud shall be thrust through; yea, and every one that is
joined to the wicked shall fall by the sword.
23:16Their children, also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their
houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished.
23:17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver
and gold, nor shall they delight in it.
23:18Their bows shall also dash the young men to pieces, and they shall have no
pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
23:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency,
shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
23:20 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.
23:21But 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.
23:22And 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 day shall not be prolonged. For I will
destroy her speedily; yea, for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked shall perish.
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