Isaiah 13 - Compare Translations
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Isaiah 13:1
KJVThe burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
WEBThe burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
YLTThe burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen:
Isaiah 13:2
KJVLift 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.
WEBSet 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.
YLT`On a high mountain lift ye up an ensign, Raise the voice to them, wave the hand, And they go in to the openings of nobles.
Isaiah 13:3
KJVI have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
WEBI have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones.
YLTI have given charge to My sanctified ones, Also I have called My mighty ones for Mine anger, Those rejoicing at Mine excellency.'
Isaiah 13:4
KJVThe 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.
WEBThe 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.
YLTA voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, Jehovah of Hosts inspecting a host of battle!
Isaiah 13:5
KJVThey come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
WEBThey come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
YLTThey are coming in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.
Isaiah 13:6
KJVHowl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
WEBWail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
YLTHowl ye, for near [is] the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.
Isaiah 13:7
KJVTherefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt:
WEBTherefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s heart will melt.
YLTTherefore, all hands do fail, And every heart of man doth melt.
Isaiah 13:8
KJVAnd 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.
WEBThey 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.
YLTAnd they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames -- their faces!
Isaiah 13:9
KJVBehold, 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.
WEBBehold, 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.
YLTLo, the day of Jehovah doth come, Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, To make the land become a desolation, Yea, its sinning ones He destroyeth from it.
Isaiah 13:10
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Isaiah 13:11
KJVAnd 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.
WEBI 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.
YLTAnd I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.
Isaiah 13:12
KJVI will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
WEBI will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.
YLTI make man more rare than fine gold, And a common man than pure gold of Ophir.
Isaiah 13:13
KJVTherefore 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.
WEBTherefore 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.
YLTTherefore the heavens I cause to tremble, And the earth doth shake from its place, In the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts, And in a day of the heat of his anger.
Isaiah 13:14
KJVAnd 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.
WEBIt 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.
YLTAnd it hath been, as a roe driven away, And as a flock that hath no gatherer, Each unto his people -- they turn, And each unto his land -- they flee.
Isaiah 13:15
KJVEvery one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
WEBEveryone who is found will be thrust through. Everyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
YLTEvery one who is found is thrust through, And every one who is added falleth by sword.
Isaiah 13:16
KJVTheir children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
WEBTheir infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.
YLTAnd their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.
Isaiah 13:17
KJVBehold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
WEBBehold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver, and as for gold, they will not delight in it.
YLTLo, I am stirring up against them the Medes, Who silver esteem not, And gold -- they delight not in it.
Isaiah 13:18
KJVTheir 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.
WEBTheir 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.
YLTAnd bows dash young men to pieces, And the fruit of the womb they pity not, On sons their eye hath no pity.
Isaiah 13:19
KJVAnd Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
WEBBabylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
YLTAnd Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, The glory, the excellency of the Chaldeans, Hath been as overthrown by God, With Sodom and with Gomorrah.
Isaiah 13:20
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Isaiah 13:21
KJVBut 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.
WEBBut 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.
YLTAnd Ziim have lain down there, And full have been their houses of howlings, And dwelt there have daughters of an ostrich, And goats do skip there.
Isaiah 13:22
KJVAnd 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.
WEBWolves will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
YLTAnd Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come [is] her time, And her days are not drawn out!
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