Isaiah 13 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 14

¹For Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land. The foreigner will join himself with them, and they will unite with the house of Jacob.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 will have mercy^H7355^(H8762) on Jacob^H3290, and will yet choose^H977^(H8804) Israel^H3478, and set^H3240^(H8689) them in their own land^H127: and the strangers^H1616 shall be joined^H3867^(H8738) with them, and they shall cleave^H5596^(H8738) to the house^H1004 of Jacob^H3290.

² The peoples will take them, and bring them to their place. The house of Israel will possess them in Yahweh’s land for servants and for handmaids. They will take as captives those whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

KJVAnd the people^H5971 shall take^H3947^(H8804) them, and bring^H935^(H8689) them to their place^H4725: and the house^H1004 of Israel^H3478 shall possess^H5157^(H8694) them in the land^H127 of the LORD^H3068 for servants^H5650 and handmaids^H8198: and they shall take them captives^H7617^(H8802), whose captives^H7617^(H8802) they were; and they shall rule^H7287^(H8804) over their oppressors^H5065^(H8802).

³ It will happen in the day that Yahweh will give you rest from your sorrow, from your trouble, and from the hard service in which you were made to serve,

KJVAnd it shall come to pass in the day^H3117 that the LORD^H3068 shall give thee rest^H5117^(H8687) from thy sorrow^H6090, and from thy fear^H7267, and from the hard^H7186 bondage^H5656 wherein thou wast made to serve^H5647^(H8795),

⁴ that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased! The golden city has ceased!”

KJVThat thou shalt take up^H5375^(H8804) this proverb^H4912 against the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894, and say^H559^(H8804), How hath the oppressor^H5065^(H8802) ceased^H7673^(H8804)! the golden city^H4062 ceased^H7673^(H8804)!

⁵ Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

KJVThe LORD^H3068 hath broken^H7665^(H8804) the staff^H4294 of the wicked^H7563, and the sceptre^H7626 of the rulers^H4910^(H8802).

⁶ who struck the peoples in wrath with a continual stroke, who ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that no one restrained.

KJVHe who smote^H5221^(H8688) the people^H5971 in wrath^H5678 with a continual^H1115^H5627 stroke^H4347, he that ruled^H7287^(H8802) the nations^H1471 in anger^H639, is persecuted^H4783, and none^H1097 hindereth^H2820^(H8804).

⁷ The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet. They break out in song.

KJVThe whole earth^H776 is at rest^H5117^(H8804), and is quiet^H8252^(H8804): they break forth^H6476^(H8804) into singing^H7440.

⁸ Yes, the cypress trees rejoice with you, with the cedars of Lebanon, saying, “Since you are humbled, no lumberjack has come up against us.”

KJVYea, the fir trees^H1265 rejoice^H8055^(H8804) at thee, and the cedars^H730 of Lebanon^H3844, saying, Since thou art laid down^H7901^(H8804), no feller^H3772^(H8802) is come up^H5927^(H8799) against us.

⁹ Sheol from beneath has moved for you to meet you at your coming. It stirs up the departed spirits for you, even all the rulers of the earth. It has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

KJVHell^H7585 from beneath is moved^H7264^(H8804) for thee to meet^H7125^(H8800) thee at thy coming^H935^(H8800): it stirreth up^H5782^(H8790) the dead^H7496 for thee, even all the chief ones^H6260 of the earth^H776; it hath raised up^H6965^(H8689) from their thrones^H3678 all the kings^H4428 of the nations^H1471.

¹⁰ They all will answer and ask you, “Have you also become as weak as we are? Have you become like us?”

KJVAll they shall speak^H6030^(H8799) and say^H559^(H8799) unto thee, Art thou also become weak^H2470^(H8795) as we? art thou become like^H4911^(H8738) unto us?

¹¹ Your pomp is brought down to Sheol, with the sound of your stringed instruments. Maggots are spread out under you, and worms cover you.

KJVThy pomp^H1347 is brought down^H3381^(H8717) to the grave^H7585, and the noise^H1998 of thy viols^H5035: the worm^H7415 is spread^H3331^(H8714) under thee, and the worms^H8438 cover^H4374 thee.

¹² How you have fallen from heaven, shining one, son of the dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, who laid the nations low!

KJVHow art thou fallen^H5307^(H8804) from heaven^H8064, O Lucifer^H1966, son^H1121 of the morning^H7837^(H8676)^H3213^(H8685)! how art thou cut down^H1438^(H8738) to the ground^H776, which didst weaken^H2522^(H8802) the nations^H1471!

¹³ You said in your heart, “I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!

KJVFor thou hast said^H559^(H8804) in thine heart^H3824, I will ascend^H5927^(H8799) into heaven^H8064, I will exalt^H7311^(H8686) my throne^H3678 above^H4605 the stars^H3556 of God^H410: I will sit^H3427^(H8799) also upon the mount^H2022 of the congregation^H4150, in the sides^H3411 of the north^H6828:

¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds! I will make myself like the Most High!”

KJVI will ascend^H5927^(H8799) above the heights^H1116 of the clouds^H5645; I will be like^H1819^(H8691) the most High^H5945.

¹⁵ Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit.

KJVYet thou shalt be brought down^H3381^(H8714) to hell^H7585, to the sides^H3411 of the pit^H953.

¹⁶ Those who see you will stare at you. They will ponder you, saying, “Is this the man who made the earth to tremble, who shook kingdoms,

KJVThey that see^H7200^(H8802) thee shall narrowly look^H7688^(H8686) upon thee, and consider^H995^(H8709) thee, saying, Is this the man^H376 that made the earth^H776 to tremble^H7264^(H8688), that did shake^H7493^(H8688) kingdoms^H4467;

¹⁷ who made the world like a wilderness, and overthrew its cities, who didn’t release his prisoners to their home?”

KJVThat made^H7760^(H8804) the world^H8398 as a wilderness^H4057, and destroyed^H2040^(H8804) the cities^H5892 thereof; that opened^H6605^(H8804) not the house^H1004 of his prisoners^H615?

¹⁸ All the kings of the nations sleep in glory, everyone in his own house.

KJVAll the kings^H4428 of the nations^H1471, even all of them, lie^H7901^(H8804) in glory^H3519, every one^H376 in his own house^H1004.

¹⁹ But you are cast away from your tomb like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain who are thrust through with the sword, who go down to the stones of the pit; like a dead body trodden under foot.

KJVBut thou art cast out^H7993^(H8717) of thy grave^H6913 like an abominable^H8581^(H8737) branch^H5342, and as the raiment^H3830 of those that are slain^H2026^(H8803), thrust through^H2944^(H8794) with a sword^H2719, that go down^H3381^(H8802) to the stones^H68 of the pit^H953; as a carcase^H6297 trodden under feet^H947^(H8716).

²⁰ You will not join them in burial, because you have destroyed your land. You have killed your people. The offspring of evildoers will not be named forever.

KJVThou shalt not be joined^H3161^(H8799) with them in burial^H6900, because thou hast destroyed^H7843^(H8765) thy land^H776, and slain^H2026^(H8804) thy people^H5971: the seed^H2233 of evildoers^H7489^(H8688) shall never^H5769 be renowned^H7121^(H8735).

²¹ Prepare for slaughter of his children because of the iniquity of their fathers, that they not rise up and possess the earth, and fill the surface of the world with cities.

KJVPrepare^H3559^(H8685) slaughter^H4293 for his children^H1121 for the iniquity^H5771 of their fathers^H1; that they do not^H1077 rise^H6965^(H8799), nor possess^H3423^(H8804) the land^H776, nor fill^H4390^(H8804) the face^H6440 of the world^H8398 with cities^H6145^(H8676)^H5892.

²² “I will rise up against them,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and cut off from Babylon name and remnant, and son and son’s son,” says Yahweh.

KJVFor I will rise up^H6965^(H8804) against them, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, and cut off^H3772^(H8689) from Babylon^H894 the name^H8034, and remnant^H7605, and son^H5209, and nephew^H5220, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068.

²³ “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says Yahweh of Armies.

KJVI will also make^H7760^(H8804) it a possession^H4180 for the bittern^H7090, and pools^H98 of water^H4325: and I will sweep^H2894^(H8773) it with the besom^H4292 of destruction^H8045^(H8687), saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635.

²⁴ Yahweh of Armies has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so shall it happen; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

KJVThe LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 hath sworn^H7650^(H8738), saying^H559^(H8800), Surely as I have thought^H1819^(H8765), so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed^H3289^(H8804), so shall it stand^H6965^(H8799):

²⁵ that I will break the Assyrian in my land, and tread him under foot on my mountains. Then his yoke will leave them, and his burden leave their shoulders.

KJVThat I will break^H7665^(H8800) the Assyrian^H804 in my land^H776, and upon my mountains^H2022 tread him under foot^H947^(H8799): then shall his yoke^H5923 depart^H5493^(H8804) from off them, and his burden^H5448 depart^H5493^(H8799) from off their shoulders^H7926.

²⁶ This is the plan that is determined for the whole earth. This is the hand that is stretched out over all the nations.

KJVThis is the purpose^H6098 that is purposed^H3289^(H8803) upon the whole earth^H776: and this is the hand^H3027 that is stretched out^H5186^(H8803) upon all the nations^H1471.

²⁷ For Yahweh of Armies has planned, and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?”

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 hath purposed^H3289^(H8804), and who shall disannul^H6565^(H8686) it? and his hand^H3027 is stretched out^H5186^(H8803), and who shall turn it back^H7725^(H8686)?

²⁸ This burden was in the year that King Ahaz died.

KJVIn the year^H8141 that king^H4428 Ahaz^H271 died^H4194 was this burden^H4853.

²⁹ Don’t rejoice, O Philistia, all of you, because the rod that struck you is broken; for out of the serpent’s root an adder will emerge, and his fruit will be a fiery flying serpent.

KJVRejoice^H8055^(H8799) not thou, whole Palestina^H6429, because the rod^H7626 of him that smote^H5221^(H8688) thee is broken^H7665^(H8738): for out of the serpent's^H5175 root^H8328 shall come forth^H3318^(H8799) a cockatrice^H6848, and his fruit^H6529 shall be a fiery^H8314 flying^H5774^(H8789) serpent^H8314.

³⁰ The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed.

KJVAnd the firstborn^H1060 of the poor^H1800 shall feed^H7462^(H8804), and the needy^H34 shall lie down^H7257^(H8799) in safety^H983: and I will kill^H4191^(H8689) thy root^H8328 with famine^H7458, and he shall slay^H2026^(H8799) thy remnant^H7611.

³¹ Howl, gate! Cry, city! You are melted away, Philistia, all of you; for smoke comes out of the north, and there is no straggler in his ranks.

KJVHowl^H3213^(H8685), O gate^H8179; cry^H2199^(H8798), O city^H5892; thou, whole Palestina^H6429, art dissolved^H4127^(H8738): for there shall come^H935^(H8804) from the north^H6828 a smoke^H6227, and none shall be alone^H909^(H8802) in his appointed times^H4151.

³² What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

KJVWhat shall one then answer^H6030^(H8799) the messengers^H4397 of the nation^H1471? That the LORD^H3068 hath founded^H3245^(H8765) Zion^H6726, and the poor^H6041 of his people^H5971 shall trust^H2620^(H8799) in it.

WEB·Isaiah 13

¹The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.

KJVThe burden^H4853 of Babylon^H894, which Isaiah^H3470 the son^H1121 of Amoz^H531 did see^H2372^(H8804).

² Set up a banner on the bare mountain! Lift up your voice to them! Wave your hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

KJVLift ye up^H5375^(H8798) a banner^H5251 upon the high^H8192^(H8737) mountain^H2022, exalt^H7311^(H8685) the voice^H6963 unto them, shake^H5130^(H8685) the hand^H3027, that they may go^H935^(H8799) into the gates^H6607 of the nobles^H5081.

³ I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones.

KJVI have commanded^H6680^(H8765) my sanctified ones^H6942^(H8794), I have also called^H7121^(H8804) my mighty ones^H1368 for mine anger^H639, even them that rejoice^H5947 in my highness^H1346.

⁴ The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle.

KJVThe noise^H6963 of a multitude^H1995 in the mountains^H2022, like as^H1823 of a great^H7227 people^H5971; a tumultuous^H7588 noise^H6963 of the kingdoms^H4467 of nations^H1471 gathered together^H622^(H8737): the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 mustereth^H6485^(H8764) the host^H6635 of the battle^H4421.

⁵ They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

KJVThey come^H935^(H8802) from a far^H4801 country^H776, from the end^H7097 of heaven^H8064, even the LORD^H3068, and the weapons^H3627 of his indignation^H2195, to destroy^H2254^(H8763) the whole land^H776.

⁶ Wail, for Yahweh’s day is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.

KJVHowl^H3213^(H8685) ye; for the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is at hand^H7138; it shall come^H935^(H8799) as a destruction^H7701 from the Almighty^H7706.

⁷ Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s heart will melt.

KJVTherefore shall all hands^H3027 be faint^H7503^(H8799), and every man's^H582 heart^H3824 shall melt^H4549^(H8735):

⁸ They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame.

KJVAnd they shall be afraid^H926^(H8738): pangs^H6735 and sorrows^H2256 shall take hold^H270^(H8799) of them; they shall be in pain^H2342^(H8799) as a woman that travaileth^H3205^(H8802): they shall be amazed^H8539^(H8799) one^H376 at another^H7453; their faces^H6440 shall be as flames^H3851.

⁹ Behold, the day of Yahweh comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy its sinners out of it.

KJVBehold, the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 cometh^H935^(H8804), cruel^H394 both with wrath^H5678 and fierce^H2740 anger^H639, to lay^H7760^(H8800) the land^H776 desolate^H8047: and he shall destroy^H8045^(H8686) the sinners^H2400 thereof out of it.

¹⁰ For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.

KJVFor the stars^H3556 of heaven^H8064 and the constellations^H3685 thereof shall not give^H1984^(H8686) their light^H216: the sun^H8121 shall be darkened^H2821^(H8804) in his going forth^H3318^(H8800), and the moon^H3394 shall not cause her light^H216 to shine^H5050^(H8686).

¹¹ I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity. I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will humble the arrogance of the terrible.

KJVAnd I will punish^H6485^(H8804) the world^H8398 for their evil^H7451, and the wicked^H7563 for their iniquity^H5771; and I will cause the arrogancy^H1347 of the proud^H2086 to cease^H7673^(H8689), and will lay low^H8213^(H8686) the haughtiness^H1346 of the terrible^H6184.

¹² I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

KJVI will make a man^H582 more precious^H3365^(H8686) than fine gold^H6337; even a man^H120 than the golden wedge^H3800 of Ophir^H211.

¹³ Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place in Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, and in the day of his fierce anger.

KJVTherefore I will shake^H7264^(H8686) the heavens^H8064, and the earth^H776 shall remove^H7493^(H8799) out of her place^H4725, in the wrath^H5678 of the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635, and in the day^H3117 of his fierce^H2740 anger^H639.

¹⁴ It will happen that like a hunted gazelle and like sheep that no one gathers, they will each turn to their own people, and will each flee to their own land.

KJVAnd it shall be as the chased^H5080^(H8716) roe^H6643, and as a sheep^H6629 that no man taketh up^H6908^(H8764): they shall every man^H376 turn^H6437^(H8799) to his own people^H5971, and flee^H5127^(H8799) every one^H376 into his own land^H776.

¹⁵ Everyone who is found will be thrust through. Everyone who is captured will fall by the sword.

KJVEvery one that is found^H4672^(H8737) shall be thrust through^H1856^(H8735); and every one that is joined^H5595^(H8737) unto them shall fall^H5307^(H8799) by the sword^H2719.

¹⁶ Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.

KJVTheir children^H5768 also shall be dashed to pieces^H7376^(H8792) before their eyes^H5869; their houses^H1004 shall be spoiled^H8155^(H8735), and their wives^H802 ravished^H7901^(H8735)^(H8675)^H7693^(H8735).

¹⁷ Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver, and as for gold, they will not delight in it.

KJVBehold, I will stir up^H5782^(H8688) the Medes^H4074 against them, which shall not regard^H2803^(H8799) silver^H3701; and as for gold^H2091, they shall not delight^H2654^(H8799) in it.

¹⁸ Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.

KJVTheir bows^H7198 also shall dash^H7376 the young men^H5288 to pieces^H7376^(H8762); and they shall have no pity^H7355^(H8762) on the fruit^H6529 of the womb^H990; their eye^H5869 shall not spare^H2347^(H8799) children^H1121.

¹⁹ Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

KJVAnd Babylon^H894, the glory^H6643 of kingdoms^H4467, the beauty^H8597 of the Chaldees^H3778' excellency^H1347, shall be as when God^H430 overthrew^H4114 Sodom^H5467 and Gomorrah^H6017.

²⁰ It will never be inhabited, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation. The Arabian will not pitch a tent there, neither will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.

KJVIt shall never^H5331 be inhabited^H3427^(H8799), neither shall it be dwelt^H7931^(H8799) in from generation^H1755 to generation^H1755: neither shall the Arabian^H6163 pitch tent^H167^(H8762) there; neither shall the shepherds^H7462^(H8802) make their fold^H7257^(H8686) there.

²¹ But wild animals of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of jackals. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will frolic there.

KJVBut wild beasts of the desert^H6728 shall lie^H7257^(H8804) there; and their houses^H1004 shall be full^H4390^(H8804) of doleful creatures^H255; and owls^H1323^H3284 shall dwell^H7931^(H8804) there, and satyrs^H8163 shall dance^H7540^(H8762) there.

²² Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.

KJVAnd the wild beasts of the islands^H338 shall cry^H6030^(H8804) in their desolate houses^H490, and dragons^H8577 in their pleasant^H6027 palaces^H1964: and her time^H6256 is near^H7138 to come^H935^(H8800), and her days^H3117 shall not be prolonged^H4900^(H8735).

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