1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Isaiah 13

1 God mustereth the armies of his wrath. 6 He threateneth to destroy Babylon by the Medes. 19 The desolation of Babylon.

 13:1 The oracle 4853b concerning Babylon 894 which 834 Isaiah 3470b the son 1121 of Amoz 531 saw 2372.

 13:2 Lift 5375 up a standard 5251 on the bare 8192 hill 2022, Raise 7311 your voice 6963 to them, Wave 5130 the hand 3027 that they may enter 935 the doors 6607 of the nobles 5081.

 13:3 I have commanded 6680 My consecrated 6942 ones, I have even 1571 called 7121 My mighty 1368 warriors 1368, My proudly 1346 exulting 5947 ones 5947, To [execute] My anger 639.

 13:4 A sound 6963 of tumult 1995 on the mountains 2022, Like 1823 that of many 7227a people 5971a! A sound 6963 of the uproar 7588 of kingdoms 4467, Of nations 1471 gathered 622 together! The LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 is mustering 6485 the army 6635 for battle 4421.

 13:5 They are coming 935 from a far 4801 country 776, From the farthest 7093 horizons 8064, The LORD 3068 and His instruments 3627 of indignation 2195, To destroy 2254b the whole 3605 land 776.

 13:6 Wail 3213, for the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is near 7138! It will come 935 as destruction 7701 from the Almighty 7706b.

 13:7 Therefore 5921 3651 all 3605 hands 3027 will fall 7503 limp 7503, And every 3605 man’s 582 heart 3824 will melt 4549.

 13:8 They will be terrified 926, Pains 6735c and anguish 2256b will take 270 hold 270 of [them]; They will writhe 2342a like a woman in labor 3205, They will look 8539 at one 376 another 7453 in astonishment 8539, Their faces 6440 aflame 3857.

 13:9 Behold 2009, the day 3117 of the LORD 3068 is coming 935, Cruel 394, with fury 5678 and burning 2740 anger 639, To make 7760 the land 776 a desolation 8047; And He will exterminate 8045 its sinners 2400 from it.

 13:10 For the stars 3556 of heaven 4605 and their constellations 3685 Will not flash 1984a forth 1984a their light 216; The sun 8121 will be dark 2821 when it rises 3318 And the moon 3394 will not shed 5050 its light 216.

 13:11 Thus I will punish 6485 the world 8398 for its evil 7463a And the wicked 7563 for their iniquity 5771; I will also put 7673a an end 7673a to the arrogance 1347b of the proud 2086 And abase 8213 the haughtiness 1346 of the ruthless 6184.

 13:12 I will make 3365 mortal 582 man 582 scarcer 3365 than 4480 pure 6337 gold 6337 And mankind 120 than 4480 the gold 3800 of Ophir 211.

 13:13 Therefore 5921 3651 I will make the heavens 8064 tremble 7264, And the earth 776 will be shaken 7493 from its place 4725 At the fury 5678 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 In the day 3117 of His burning 2740 anger 639.

 13:14 And it will be that like a hunted 5080 gazelle 6643b, Or like sheep 6629 with none 369 to gather 6908 [them], They will each 376 turn 6437 to his own people 5971a, And each 376 one 376 flee 5127 to his own land 776.

 13:15 Anyone 3605 who is found 4672 will be thrust 1856 through 1856, And anyone 3605 who is captured 5595 will fall 5307 by the sword 2719.

 13:16 Their little 5768 ones 5768 also will be dashed 7376 to pieces 7376 Before their eyes 5869; Their houses 1004 will be plundered 8155 And their wives 802 ravished 7693.

 13:17 ¶ Behold 2009, I am going to stir 5782 up the Medes 4074 against 5921 them, Who 834 will not value 2803 silver 3701 or take 2654a pleasure 2654a in gold 2091.

 13:18 And [their] bows 7198 will mow 7376 down 7376 the young 5288 men 5288, They will not even have 7355 compassion 7355 on the fruit 6529 of the womb 990, [Nor] will their eye 5869 pity 2347 children 1121.

 13:19 And Babylon 894, the beauty 6643a of kingdoms 4467, the glory 8597 of the Chaldeans’ 3778 pride 1347b, Will be as when God 430 overthrew 4114 Sodom 5467 and Gomorrah 6017.

 13:20 It will never 3808 5331 be inhabited 3427 or lived 7931 in from generation 1755 to generation 1755; Nor 3808 will the Arab 6163b pitch 167 [his] tent 167 there 8033, Nor 3808 will shepherds 7462a make [their flocks] lie 7257 down 7257 there 8033.

 13:21 But desert 6716b creatures 6716b will lie 7257 down 7257 there 8033, And their houses 1004 will be full 4390 of owls 255; Ostriches 3284 also will live 7931 there 8033, and shaggy 8163a goats 8163b will frolic 7540 there 8033.

 13:22 Hyenas 338 will howl 6031b in their fortified 490 towers And jackals 8565 in their luxurious 6027 palaces 1964. Her [fateful] time 6256 also will soon 7138 come 935 And her days 3117 will not be prolonged 4900.