Verse 19

Isaiah 13:19

King James Version

19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God (Elohim) overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָיְתָ֤ה בָבֶל֙ צְבִ֣י מַמְלָכ֔וֹת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּא֣וֹן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כְּ/מַהְפֵּכַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת סְדֹ֖ם וְ/אֶת עֲמֹרָֽה

English Translation

And Babylon will be the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, like the overthrow of God of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Chapter 13 Context

1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. Focus ↗

2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may... Focus ↗

3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them tha... Focus ↗

4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the king... Focus ↗

5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indigna... Focus ↗

6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. Focus ↗

7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt: Focus ↗

8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woma... Focus ↗

9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate... Focus ↗

10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be... Focus ↗

11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the... Focus ↗

12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Focus ↗

13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the... Focus ↗

14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn t... Focus ↗

15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall b... Focus ↗

16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and... Focus ↗

17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they... Focus ↗

18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the... Focus ↗

19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God (El...

20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither sha... Focus ↗

21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures;... Focus ↗

22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant... Focus ↗

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