Dual Panel1The oracle<4853> concerning Babylon<894> which<834> Isaiah<3470> the son<1121> of Amoz<531> saw<2372>.
2Lift<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>.
3I 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>.
4A sound<6963> of tumult<1995> on the mountains<2022>, Like<1823> that of many<7227> people<5971>! 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>.
5They 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<2254> the whole<3605> land<776>.
6Wail<3213>, for the day<3117> of the LORD<3068> is near<7138>! It will come<935> as destruction<7701> from the Almighty<7706>.
7Therefore<5921><3651> all<3605> hands<3027> will fall<7503> limp<7503>, And every<3605> man's<582> heart<3824> will melt<4549>.
8They will be terrified<926>, Pains<6735> and anguish<2256> will take<270> hold<270> of them; They will writhe<2342> like a woman in labor<3205>, They will look<8539> at one<376> another<7453> in astonishment<8539>, Their faces<6440> aflame<3857>.
9Behold<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.
10For the stars<3556> of heaven<4605> and their constellations<3685> Will not flash<1984> forth<1984> 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>.
11Thus I will punish<6485> the world<8398> for its evil<7463> And the wicked<7563> for their iniquity<5771>; I will also put<7673> an end<7673> to the arrogance<1347> of the proud<2086> And abase<8213> the haughtiness<1346> of the ruthless<6184>.
12I 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>.
13Therefore<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>.
14And it will be that like a hunted<5080> gazelle<6643>, Or like sheep<6629> with none<369> to gather<6908> them, They will each<376> turn<6437> to his own people<5971>, And each<376> one<376> flee<5127> to his own land<776>.
15Anyone<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>.
16Their 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>.
17Behold<2009>, I am going to stir<5782> up the Medes<4074> against<5921> them, Who<834> will not value<2803> silver<3701> or take<2654> pleasure<2654> in gold<2091>.
18And 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>.
19And Babylon<894>, the beauty<6643> of kingdoms<4467>, the glory<8597> of the Chaldeans'<3778> pride<1347>, Will be as when God<430> overthrew<4114> Sodom<5467> and Gomorrah<6017>.
20It will never<3808><5331> be inhabited<3427> or lived<7931> in from generation<1755> to generation<1755>; Nor<3808> will the Arab<6163> pitch<167> his tent<167> there<8033>, Nor<3808> will shepherds<7462> make their flocks lie<7257> down<7257> there<8033>.
21But desert<6716> creatures<6716> 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<8163> goats<8163> will frolic<7540> there<8033>.
22Hyenas<338> will howl<6031> 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>.