Isaiah 13:3 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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³ I have commanded ^H6680 my sanctified ones, ^H6942 I have also called ^H7121 my mighty ones ^H1368 for mine anger, ^H639 even them that rejoice ^H5947 in my highness. ^H1346

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Joel 3:11 STRONG

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Assemble ^H5789 yourselves, and come, ^H935 all ye heathen, ^H1471 and gather yourselves together ^H6908 round about: ^H5439 thither cause thy mighty ones ^H1368 to come down, ^H5181 O LORD. ^H3068

Psalms 149:2 STRONG

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Let Israel ^H3478 rejoice ^H8055 in him that made ^H6213 him: let the children ^H1121 of Zion ^H6726 be joyful ^H1523 in their King. ^H4428

Now in the first ^H259 year ^H8141 of Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 that the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 by the mouth ^H6310 of Jeremiah ^H3414 might be fulfilled, ^H3615 the LORD ^H3068 stirred up ^H5782 the spirit ^H7307 of Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 that he made a proclamation ^H5674 ^H6963 throughout all his kingdom, ^H4438 and put it also in writing, ^H4385 saying, ^H559 Thus saith ^H559 Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia, ^H6539 The LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of heaven ^H8064 hath given ^H5414 me all the kingdoms ^H4467 of the earth; ^H776 and he hath charged ^H6485 me to build ^H1129 him an house ^H1004 at Jerusalem, ^H3389 which is in Judah. ^H3063 Who is there among you of all his people? ^H5971 his God ^H430 be with him, and let him go up ^H5927 to Jerusalem, ^H3389 which is in Judah, ^H3063 and build ^H1129 the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 (he is the God,) ^H430 which is in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And whosoever remaineth ^H7604 in any place ^H4725 where he sojourneth, ^H1481 let the men ^H582 of his place ^H4725 help ^H5375 him with silver, ^H3701 and with gold, ^H2091 and with goods, ^H7399 and with beasts, ^H929 beside the freewill offering ^H5071 for the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 that is in Jerusalem. ^H3389 Then rose up ^H6965 the chief ^H7218 of the fathers ^H1 of Judah ^H3063 and Benjamin, ^H1144 and the priests, ^H3548 and the Levites, ^H3881 with all them whose spirit ^H7307 God ^H430 had raised, ^H5782 to go up ^H5927 to build ^H1129 the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 which is in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And all they that were about ^H5439 them strengthened ^H2388 their hands ^H3027 with vessels ^H3627 of silver, ^H3701 with gold, ^H2091 with goods, ^H7399 and with beasts, ^H929 and with precious things, ^H4030 beside all that was willingly offered. ^H5068 Also Cyrus ^H3566 the king ^H4428 brought forth ^H3318 the vessels ^H3627 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 which Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019 had brought forth ^H3318 out of Jerusalem, ^H3389 and had put ^H5414 them in the house ^H1004 of his gods; ^H430 Even those did Cyrus ^H3566 king ^H4428 of Persia ^H6539 bring forth ^H3318 by the hand ^H3027 of Mithredath ^H4990 the treasurer, ^H1489 and numbered ^H5608 them unto Sheshbazzar, ^H8339 the prince ^H5387 of Judah. ^H3063 And this is the number ^H4557 of them: thirty ^H7970 chargers ^H105 of gold, ^H2091 a thousand ^H505 chargers ^H105 of silver, ^H3701 nine ^H8672 and twenty ^H6242 knives, ^H4252 Thirty ^H7970 basons ^H3713 of gold, ^H2091 silver ^H3701 basons ^H3713 of a second ^H4932 sort four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 and ten, ^H6235 and other ^H312 vessels ^H3627 a thousand. ^H505 All the vessels ^H3627 of gold ^H2091 and of silver ^H3701 were five ^H2568 thousand ^H505 and four ^H702 hundred. ^H3967 All these did Sheshbazzar ^H8339 bring up ^H5927 with them of the captivity ^H1473 that were brought up ^H5927 from Babylon ^H894 unto Jerusalem. ^H3389

Ezra 6:1-22 STRONG

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Then ^H116 Darius ^H1868 the king ^H4430 made ^H7761 a decree, ^H2942 and search ^H1240 was made in the house ^H1005 of the rolls, ^H5609 where ^H8536 the treasures ^H1596 were laid up ^H5182 in Babylon. ^H895 And there was found ^H7912 at Achmetha, ^H307 in the palace ^H1001 that is in the province ^H4083 of the Medes, ^H4076 a ^H2298 roll, ^H4040 and therein ^H1459 was a record ^H1799 thus ^H3652 written: ^H3790 In the first ^H2298 year ^H8140 of Cyrus ^H3567 the king ^H4430 the same Cyrus ^H3567 the king ^H4430 made ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 concerning the house ^H1005 of God ^H426 at Jerusalem, ^H3390 Let the house ^H1005 be builded, ^H1124 the place ^H870 where they offered ^H1684 sacrifices, ^H1685 and let the foundations ^H787 thereof be strongly laid; ^H5446 the height ^H7314 thereof threescore ^H8361 cubits, ^H521 and the breadth ^H6613 thereof threescore ^H8361 cubits; ^H521 With three ^H8532 rows ^H5073 of great ^H1560 stones, ^H69 and a row ^H5073 of new ^H2323 timber: ^H636 and let the expenses ^H5313 be given ^H3052 out of ^H4481 the king's ^H4430 house: ^H1005 And also ^H638 let the golden ^H1722 and silver ^H3702 vessels ^H3984 of the house ^H1005 of God, ^H426 which Nebuchadnezzar ^H5020 took forth ^H5312 out of ^H4481 the temple ^H1965 which is at Jerusalem, ^H3390 and brought ^H2987 unto Babylon, ^H895 be restored, ^H8421 and brought again ^H1946 unto the temple ^H1965 which is at Jerusalem, ^H3390 every one to his place, ^H870 and place ^H5182 them in the house ^H1005 of God. ^H426 Now ^H3705 therefore, Tatnai, ^H8674 governor ^H6347 beyond ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 Shetharboznai, ^H8370 and your companions ^H3675 the Apharsachites, ^H671 which are beyond ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 be ye ^H1934 far ^H7352 from ^H4481 thence: ^H8536 Let the work ^H5673 of this ^H1791 house ^H1005 of God ^H426 alone; ^H7662 let the governor ^H6347 of the Jews ^H3062 and the elders ^H7868 of the Jews ^H3062 build ^H1124 this ^H1791 house ^H1005 of God ^H426 in ^H5922 his place. ^H870 Moreover I ^H4481 make ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 what ^H3964 ye shall do ^H5648 to ^H5974 the elders ^H7868 of these ^H479 Jews ^H3062 for the building ^H1124 of this ^H1791 house ^H1005 of God: ^H426 that of the king's ^H4430 goods, ^H5232 even of ^H1768 the tribute ^H4061 beyond ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 forthwith ^H629 expenses ^H5313 be ^H1934 given ^H3052 unto these ^H479 men, ^H1400 that they be not ^H3809 hindered. ^H989 And that which ^H4101 they have need of, ^H2818 both young ^H1123 bullocks, ^H8450 and rams, ^H1798 and lambs, ^H563 for the burnt offerings ^H5928 of the God ^H426 of heaven, ^H8065 wheat, ^H2591 salt, ^H4416 wine, ^H2562 and oil, ^H4887 according to the appointment ^H3983 of the priests ^H3549 which are at Jerusalem, ^H3390 let it be ^H1934 given ^H3052 them day ^H3118 by day ^H3118 without ^H3809 fail: ^H7960 That they may offer ^H1934 ^H7127 sacrifices of sweet savours ^H5208 unto the God ^H426 of heaven, ^H8065 and pray ^H6739 for the life ^H2417 of the king, ^H4430 and of his sons. ^H1123 Also ^H4481 I have made ^H7761 a decree, ^H2942 that whosoever ^H3606 ^H606 shall alter ^H8133 this ^H1836 word, ^H6600 let timber ^H636 be pulled down ^H5256 from ^H4481 his house, ^H1005 and being set up, ^H2211 let him be hanged ^H4223 thereon; ^H5922 and let his house ^H1005 be made ^H5648 a dunghill ^H5122 for ^H5922 this. ^H1836 And the God ^H426 that hath caused his name ^H8036 to dwell ^H7932 there ^H8536 destroy ^H4049 all ^H3606 kings ^H4430 and people, ^H5972 that shall put ^H7972 to their hand ^H3028 to alter ^H8133 and to destroy ^H2255 this ^H1791 house ^H1005 of God ^H426 which is at Jerusalem. ^H3390 I ^H576 Darius ^H1868 have made ^H7761 a decree; ^H2942 let it be done ^H5648 with speed. ^H629 Then ^H116 Tatnai, ^H8674 governor ^H6347 on this side ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 Shetharboznai, ^H8370 and their companions, ^H3675 according ^H6903 to that which Darius ^H1868 the king ^H4430 had sent, ^H7972 so ^H3660 they did ^H5648 speedily. ^H629 And the elders ^H7868 of the Jews ^H3062 builded, ^H1124 and they prospered ^H6744 through the prophesying ^H5017 of Haggai ^H2292 the prophet ^H5029 and Zechariah ^H2148 the son ^H1247 of Iddo. ^H5714 And they builded, ^H1124 and finished ^H3635 it, according ^H4481 to the commandment ^H2941 of the God ^H426 of Israel, ^H3479 and according to the commandment ^H2942 of Cyrus, ^H3567 and Darius, ^H1868 and Artaxerxes ^H783 king ^H4430 of Persia. ^H6540 And this ^H1836 house ^H1005 was finished ^H3319 on ^H5705 the third ^H8532 day ^H3118 of the month ^H3393 Adar, ^H144 which was ^H1932 in the sixth ^H8353 year ^H8140 of the reign ^H4437 of Darius ^H1868 the king. ^H4430 And the children ^H1123 of Israel, ^H3479 the priests, ^H3549 and the Levites, ^H3879 and the rest ^H7606 of the children ^H1123 of the captivity, ^H1547 kept ^H5648 the dedication ^H2597 of this ^H1836 house ^H1005 of God ^H426 with joy, ^H2305 And offered ^H7127 at the dedication ^H2597 of this ^H1836 house ^H1005 of God ^H426 an hundred ^H3969 bullocks, ^H8450 two hundred ^H3969 rams, ^H1798 four ^H703 hundred ^H3969 lambs; ^H563 and for a sin offering ^H2402 ^H2409 for ^H5922 all ^H3606 Israel, ^H3479 twelve ^H8648 ^H6236 he ^H6841 goats, ^H5796 according to the number ^H4510 of the tribes ^H7625 of Israel. ^H3479 And they set ^H6966 the priests ^H3549 in their divisions, ^H6392 and the Levites ^H3879 in their courses, ^H4255 for ^H5922 the service ^H5673 of God, ^H426 which is at Jerusalem; ^H3390 as it is written ^H3792 in the book ^H5609 of Moses. ^H4873 And the children ^H1121 of the captivity ^H1473 kept ^H6213 the passover ^H6453 upon the fourteenth ^H702 ^H6240 day of the first ^H7223 month. ^H2320 For the priests ^H3548 and the Levites ^H3881 were purified ^H2891 together, ^H259 all of them were pure, ^H2889 and killed ^H7819 the passover ^H6453 for all the children ^H1121 of the captivity, ^H1473 and for their brethren ^H251 the priests, ^H3548 and for themselves. And the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 which were come again ^H7725 out of captivity, ^H1473 and all such as had separated ^H914 themselves unto them from the filthiness ^H2932 of the heathen ^H1471 of the land, ^H776 to seek ^H1875 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of Israel, ^H3478 did eat, ^H398 And kept ^H6213 the feast ^H2282 of unleavened bread ^H4682 seven ^H7651 days ^H3117 with joy: ^H8057 for the LORD ^H3068 had made them joyful, ^H8055 and turned ^H5437 the heart ^H3820 of the king ^H4428 of Assyria ^H804 unto them, to strengthen ^H2388 their hands ^H3027 in the work ^H4399 of the house ^H1004 of God, ^H430 the God ^H430 of Israel. ^H3478

Ezra 7:12-26 STRONG

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Artaxerxes, ^H783 king ^H4430 of kings, ^H4430 unto Ezra ^H5831 the priest, ^H3549 a scribe ^H5613 of the law ^H1882 of the God ^H426 of heaven, ^H8065 perfect ^H1585 peace, and at such a time. ^H3706 I ^H4481 make ^H7761 a decree, ^H2942 that all ^H3606 they of ^H4481 the people ^H5972 of Israel, ^H3479 and of his priests ^H3549 and Levites, ^H3879 in my realm, ^H4437 which are minded of their own freewill ^H5069 to go up ^H1946 to Jerusalem, ^H3390 go ^H1946 with thee. ^H5974 Forasmuch ^H1768 ^H6903 as ^H3606 thou art sent ^H7972 of ^H4481 ^H6925 the king, ^H4430 and of his seven ^H7655 counsellors, ^H3272 to enquire ^H1240 concerning ^H5922 Judah ^H3061 and Jerusalem, ^H3390 according to the law ^H1882 of thy God ^H426 which is in thine hand; ^H3028 And to carry ^H2987 the silver ^H3702 and gold, ^H1722 which the king ^H4430 and his counsellors ^H3272 have freely offered ^H5069 unto the God ^H426 of Israel, ^H3479 whose ^H1768 habitation ^H4907 is in Jerusalem, ^H3390 And all ^H3606 the silver ^H3702 and gold ^H1722 that thou canst find ^H7912 in all ^H3606 the province ^H4083 of Babylon, ^H895 with ^H5974 the freewill offering ^H5069 of the people, ^H5972 and of the priests, ^H3549 offering willingly ^H5069 for the house ^H1005 of their God ^H426 which is in Jerusalem: ^H3390 That ^H3606 ^H6903 thou mayest buy ^H7066 speedily ^H629 with this ^H1836 money ^H3702 bullocks, ^H8450 rams, ^H1798 lambs, ^H563 with their meat offerings ^H4504 and their drink offerings, ^H5261 and offer ^H7127 them ^H1994 upon ^H5922 the altar ^H4056 of the house ^H1005 of your God ^H426 which is in Jerusalem. ^H3390 And whatsoever ^H4101 ^H1768 shall seem good ^H3191 to thee, and to ^H5922 thy brethren, ^H252 to do ^H5648 with the rest ^H7606 of the silver ^H3702 and the gold, ^H1722 that do ^H5648 after the will ^H7470 of your God. ^H426 The vessels ^H3984 also that are given ^H3052 thee for the service ^H6402 of the house ^H1005 of thy God, ^H426 those deliver ^H8000 thou before ^H6925 the God ^H426 of Jerusalem. ^H3390 And whatsoever more ^H7606 shall be needful ^H2819 for the house ^H1005 of thy God, ^H426 which thou shalt have occasion ^H5308 to bestow, ^H5415 bestow ^H5415 it out of ^H4481 the king's ^H4430 treasure ^H1596 house. ^H1005 And I, ^H4481 even I ^H576 Artaxerxes ^H783 the king, ^H4430 do make ^H7761 a decree ^H2942 to all ^H3606 the treasurers ^H1490 which are beyond ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 that whatsoever Ezra ^H5831 the priest, ^H3549 the scribe ^H5613 of the law ^H1882 of the God ^H426 of heaven, ^H8065 shall require ^H7593 of you, it be done ^H5648 speedily, ^H629 Unto ^H5705 an hundred ^H3969 talents ^H3604 of silver, ^H3702 and to an hundred ^H3969 measures ^H3734 of wheat, ^H2591 and to an hundred ^H3969 baths ^H1325 of wine, ^H2562 and to an hundred ^H3969 baths ^H1325 of oil, ^H4887 and salt ^H4416 without ^H3809 prescribing ^H3792 how much. Whatsoever ^H3606 is commanded by ^H2941 ^H4481 the God ^H426 of heaven, ^H8065 let it be diligently ^H149 done ^H5648 for the house ^H1005 of the God ^H426 of heaven: ^H8065 for ^H1768 why ^H4101 should there be ^H1934 wrath ^H7109 against ^H5922 the realm ^H4437 of the king ^H4430 and his sons? ^H1123 Also we certify ^H3046 you, that touching any ^H3606 of the priests ^H3549 and Levites, ^H3879 singers, ^H2171 porters, ^H8652 Nethinims, ^H5412 or ministers ^H6399 of this ^H1836 house ^H1005 of God, ^H426 it shall not ^H3809 be lawful ^H7990 to impose ^H7412 toll, ^H4061 tribute, ^H1093 or custom, ^H1983 upon ^H5922 them. And thou, ^H607 Ezra, ^H5831 after the wisdom ^H2452 of thy God, ^H426 that is in thine hand, ^H3028 set ^H4483 magistrates ^H8200 and judges, ^H1782 which may judge ^H1934 ^H1778 all ^H3606 the people ^H5972 that are beyond ^H5675 the river, ^H5103 all ^H3606 such as know ^H3046 the laws ^H1882 of thy God; ^H426 and teach ^H3046 ye them that know ^H3046 them not. ^H3809 And whosoever ^H3606 will not ^H3809 do ^H1934 ^H5648 the law ^H1882 of thy God, ^H426 and the law ^H1882 of the king, ^H4430 let judgment ^H1780 be ^H1934 executed ^H5648 speedily ^H629 upon him, ^H4481 whether ^H2006 it be unto death, ^H4193 or ^H2006 to banishment, ^H8332 or ^H2006 to confiscation ^H6065 of goods, ^H5232 or to imprisonment. ^H613

Psalms 149:5-9 STRONG

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Let the saints ^H2623 be joyful ^H5937 in glory: ^H3519 let them sing aloud ^H7442 upon their beds. ^H4904 Let the high ^H7319 praises of God ^H410 be in their mouth, ^H1627 and a twoedged ^H6374 sword ^H2719 in their hand; ^H3027 To execute ^H6213 vengeance ^H5360 upon the heathen, ^H1471 and punishments ^H8433 upon the people; ^H3816 To bind ^H631 their kings ^H4428 with chains, ^H2131 and their nobles ^H3513 with fetters ^H3525 of iron; ^H1270 To execute ^H6213 upon them the judgment ^H4941 written: ^H3789 this honour ^H1926 have all his saints. ^H2623 Praise ^H1984 ye the LORD. ^H3050

Isaiah 23:11 STRONG

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He stretched out ^H5186 his hand ^H3027 over the sea, ^H3220 he shook ^H7264 the kingdoms: ^H4467 the LORD ^H3068 hath given a commandment ^H6680 against the merchant ^H3667 city, to destroy ^H8045 the strong ^H4581 holds ^H4581 thereof.

Isaiah 44:27-28 STRONG

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That saith ^H559 to the deep, ^H6683 Be dry, ^H2717 and I will dry up ^H3001 thy rivers: ^H5104 That saith ^H559 of Cyrus, ^H3566 He is my shepherd, ^H7462 and shall perform ^H7999 all my pleasure: ^H2656 even saying ^H559 to Jerusalem, ^H3389 Thou shalt be built; ^H1129 and to the temple, ^H1964 Thy foundation shall be laid. ^H3245

Isaiah 45:4-5 STRONG

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For Jacob ^H3290 my servant's ^H5650 sake, and Israel ^H3478 mine elect, ^H972 I have even called ^H7121 thee by thy name: ^H8034 I have surnamed ^H3655 thee, though thou hast not known ^H3045 me. I am the LORD, ^H3068 and there is none else, there is no God ^H430 beside ^H2108 me: I girded ^H247 thee, though thou hast not known ^H3045 me:

Jeremiah 50:21-46 STRONG

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Go up ^H5927 against the land ^H776 of Merathaim, ^H4850 even against it, and against the inhabitants ^H3427 of Pekod: ^H6489 waste ^H2717 and utterly destroy ^H2763 after ^H310 them, saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 and do ^H6213 according to all that I have commanded ^H6680 thee. A sound ^H6963 of battle ^H4421 is in the land, ^H776 and of great ^H1419 destruction. ^H7667 How is the hammer ^H6360 of the whole earth ^H776 cut asunder ^H1438 and broken! ^H7665 how is Babylon ^H894 become a desolation ^H8047 among the nations! ^H1471 I have laid a snare ^H3369 for thee, and thou art also taken, ^H3920 O Babylon, ^H894 and thou wast not aware: ^H3045 thou art found, ^H4672 and also caught, ^H8610 because thou hast striven ^H1624 against the LORD. ^H3068 The LORD ^H3068 hath opened ^H6605 his armoury, ^H214 and hath brought forth ^H3318 the weapons ^H3627 of his indignation: ^H2195 for this is the work ^H4399 of the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3069 of hosts ^H6635 in the land ^H776 of the Chaldeans. ^H3778 Come ^H935 against her from the utmost border, ^H7093 open ^H6605 her storehouses: ^H3965 cast her up ^H5549 as heaps, ^H6194 and destroy her utterly: ^H2763 let nothing of her be left. ^H7611 Slay ^H2717 all her bullocks; ^H6499 let them go down ^H3381 to the slaughter: ^H2874 woe ^H1945 unto them! for their day ^H3117 is come, ^H935 the time ^H6256 of their visitation. ^H6486 The voice ^H6963 of them that flee ^H5127 and escape out ^H6405 of the land ^H776 of Babylon, ^H894 to declare ^H5046 in Zion ^H6726 the vengeance ^H5360 of the LORD ^H3068 our God, ^H430 the vengeance ^H5360 of his temple. ^H1964 Call together ^H8085 the archers ^H7228 against Babylon: ^H894 all ye that bend ^H1869 the bow, ^H7198 camp ^H2583 against it round about; ^H5439 let none thereof escape: ^H6413 recompense ^H7999 her according to her work; ^H6467 according to all that she hath done, ^H6213 do ^H6213 unto her: for she hath been proud ^H2102 against the LORD, ^H3068 against the Holy One ^H6918 of Israel. ^H3478 Therefore shall her young men ^H970 fall ^H5307 in the streets, ^H7339 and all her men ^H582 of war ^H4421 shall be cut off ^H1826 in that day, ^H3117 saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068 Behold, I am against thee, O thou most proud, ^H2087 saith ^H5002 the Lord ^H136 GOD ^H3069 of hosts: ^H6635 for thy day ^H3117 is come, ^H935 the time ^H6256 that I will visit ^H6485 thee. And the most proud ^H2087 shall stumble ^H3782 and fall, ^H5307 and none shall raise him up: ^H6965 and I will kindle ^H3341 a fire ^H784 in his cities, ^H5892 and it shall devour ^H398 all round about ^H5439 him. Thus saith ^H559 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts; ^H6635 The children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 and the children ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 were oppressed ^H6231 together: ^H3162 and all that took them captives ^H7617 held them fast; ^H2388 they refused ^H3985 to let them go. ^H7971 Their Redeemer ^H1350 is strong; ^H2389 the LORD ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635 is his name: ^H8034 he shall throughly ^H7378 plead ^H7378 their cause, ^H7379 that he may give rest ^H7280 to the land, ^H776 and disquiet ^H7264 the inhabitants ^H3427 of Babylon. ^H894 A sword ^H2719 is upon the Chaldeans, ^H3778 saith ^H5002 the LORD, ^H3068 and upon the inhabitants ^H3427 of Babylon, ^H894 and upon her princes, ^H8269 and upon her wise ^H2450 men. A sword ^H2719 is upon the liars; ^H907 and they shall dote: ^H2973 a sword ^H2719 is upon her mighty men; ^H1368 and they shall be dismayed. ^H2865 A sword ^H2719 is upon their horses, ^H5483 and upon their chariots, ^H7393 and upon all the mingled people ^H6153 that are in the midst ^H8432 of her; and they shall become as women: ^H802 a sword ^H2719 is upon her treasures; ^H214 and they shall be robbed. ^H962 A drought ^H2721 is upon her waters; ^H4325 and they shall be dried up: ^H3001 for it is the land ^H776 of graven images, ^H6456 and they are mad ^H1984 upon their idols. ^H367 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert ^H6728 with the wild beasts of the islands ^H338 shall dwell ^H3427 there, and the owls ^H1323 ^H3284 shall dwell ^H3427 therein: and it shall be no more inhabited ^H3427 for ever; ^H5331 neither shall it be dwelt ^H7931 in from generation ^H1755 to generation. ^H1755 As God ^H430 overthrew ^H4114 Sodom ^H5467 and Gomorrah ^H6017 and the neighbour ^H7934 cities thereof, saith ^H5002 the LORD; ^H3068 so shall no man ^H376 abide ^H3427 there, neither shall any son ^H1121 of man ^H120 dwell ^H1481 therein. Behold, a people ^H5971 shall come ^H935 from the north, ^H6828 and a great ^H1419 nation, ^H1471 and many ^H7227 kings ^H4428 shall be raised up ^H5782 from the coasts ^H3411 of the earth. ^H776 They shall hold ^H2388 the bow ^H7198 and the lance: ^H3591 they are cruel, ^H394 and will not shew mercy: ^H7355 their voice ^H6963 shall roar ^H1993 like the sea, ^H3220 and they shall ride ^H7392 upon horses, ^H5483 every one put in array, ^H6186 like a man ^H376 to the battle, ^H4421 against thee, O daughter ^H1323 of Babylon. ^H894 The king ^H4428 of Babylon ^H894 hath heard ^H8085 the report ^H8088 of them, and his hands ^H3027 waxed feeble: ^H7503 anguish ^H6869 took hold ^H2388 of him, and pangs ^H2427 as of a woman in travail. ^H3205 Behold, he shall come up ^H5927 like a lion ^H738 from the swelling ^H1347 of Jordan ^H3383 unto the habitation ^H5116 of the strong: ^H386 but I will make ^H7323 them suddenly ^H7280 run away ^H7323 ^H7323 from her: and who is a chosen ^H977 man, that I may appoint ^H6485 over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? ^H3259 and who is that shepherd ^H7462 that will stand ^H5975 before ^H6440 me? Therefore hear ^H8085 ye the counsel ^H6098 of the LORD, ^H3068 that he hath taken ^H3289 against Babylon; ^H894 and his purposes, ^H4284 that he hath purposed ^H2803 against the land ^H776 of the Chaldeans: ^H3778 Surely the least ^H6810 of the flock ^H6629 shall draw them out: ^H5498 surely he shall make their habitation ^H5116 desolate ^H8074 with them. At the noise ^H6963 of the taking ^H8610 of Babylon ^H894 the earth ^H776 is moved, ^H7493 and the cry ^H2201 is heard ^H8085 among the nations. ^H1471

Jeremiah 51:20-24 STRONG

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Thou art my battle axe ^H4661 and weapons ^H3627 of war: ^H4421 for with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 the nations, ^H1471 and with thee will I destroy ^H7843 kingdoms; ^H4467 And with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 the horse ^H5483 and his rider; ^H7392 and with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 the chariot ^H7393 and his rider; ^H7392 With thee also will I break in pieces ^H5310 man ^H376 and woman; ^H802 and with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 old ^H2205 and young; ^H5288 and with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 the young man ^H970 and the maid; ^H1330 I will also break in pieces ^H5310 with thee the shepherd ^H7462 and his flock; ^H5739 and with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 the husbandman ^H406 and his yoke of oxen; ^H6776 and with thee will I break in pieces ^H5310 captains ^H6346 and rulers. ^H5461 And I will render ^H7999 unto Babylon ^H894 and to all the inhabitants ^H3427 of Chaldea ^H3778 all their evil ^H7451 that they have done ^H6213 in Zion ^H6726 in your sight, ^H5869 saith ^H5002 the LORD. ^H3068

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And ^G2532 the ten ^G1176 horns ^G2768 which ^G3739 thou sawest ^G1492 are ^G1526 ten ^G1176 kings, ^G935 which ^G3748 have received ^G2983 no ^G3768 kingdom ^G932 as yet; ^G3768 but ^G235 receive ^G2983 power ^G1849 as ^G5613 kings ^G935 one ^G3391 hour ^G5610 with ^G3326 the beast. ^G2342 These ^G3778 have ^G2192 one ^G3391 mind, ^G1106 and ^G2532 shall give ^G1239 their ^G1438 power ^G1411 and ^G2532 strength ^G1849 unto the beast. ^G2342 These ^G3778 shall make war ^G4170 with ^G3326 the Lamb, ^G721 and ^G2532 the Lamb ^G721 shall overcome ^G3528 them: ^G846 for ^G3754 he is ^G2076 Lord ^G2962 of lords, ^G2962 and ^G2532 King ^G935 of kings: ^G935 and ^G2532 they that are with ^G3326 him ^G846 are called, ^G2822 and ^G2532 chosen, ^G1588 and ^G2532 faithful. ^G4103 And ^G2532 he saith ^G3004 unto me, ^G3427 The waters ^G5204 which ^G3739 thou sawest, ^G1492 where ^G3757 the whore ^G4204 sitteth, ^G2521 are ^G1526 peoples, ^G2992 and ^G2532 multitudes, ^G3793 and ^G2532 nations, ^G1484 and ^G2532 tongues. ^G1100 And ^G2532 the ten ^G1176 horns ^G2768 which ^G3739 thou sawest ^G1492 upon ^G1909 the beast, ^G2342 these ^G3778 shall hate ^G3404 the whore, ^G4204 and ^G2532 shall make ^G4160 her ^G846 desolate ^G2049 and ^G2532 naked, ^G1131 and ^G2532 shall eat ^G5315 her ^G846 flesh, ^G4561 and ^G2532 burn ^G2618 her ^G846 with ^G1722 fire. ^G4442 For ^G1063 God ^G2316 hath put ^G1325 in ^G1519 their ^G846 hearts ^G2588 to fulfil ^G4160 his ^G846 will, ^G1106 and ^G2532 to agree, ^G4160 ^G3391 ^G1106 and ^G2532 give ^G1325 their ^G846 kingdom ^G932 unto the beast, ^G2342 until ^G891 the words ^G4487 of God ^G2316 shall be fulfilled. ^G5055 And ^G2532 the woman ^G1135 which ^G3739 thou sawest ^G1492 is ^G2076 that great ^G3173 city, ^G4172 which ^G3588 reigneth ^G2192 ^G932 over ^G1909 the kings ^G935 of the earth. ^G1093

Revelation 18:4-8 STRONG

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And ^G2532 I heard ^G191 another ^G243 voice ^G5456 from ^G1537 heaven, ^G3772 saying, ^G3004 Come ^G1831 out of ^G1537 her, ^G846 my ^G3450 people, ^G2992 that ^G3363 ye be ^G4790 not ^G3363 partakers ^G4790 of her ^G846 sins, ^G266 and ^G2532 that ^G3363 ye receive ^G2983 not ^G3363 of ^G1537 her ^G846 plagues. ^G4127 For ^G3754 her ^G846 sins ^G266 have reached ^G190 ^G2853 unto ^G891 heaven, ^G3772 and ^G2532 God ^G2316 hath remembered ^G3421 her ^G846 iniquities. ^G92 Reward ^G591 her ^G846 even ^G2532 as ^G5613 she ^G846 ^G3778 rewarded ^G591 you, ^G5213 and ^G2532 double ^G1363 unto her ^G846 double ^G1362 according to ^G2596 her ^G846 works: ^G2041 in ^G1722 the cup ^G4221 which ^G3739 she hath filled ^G2767 fill ^G2767 to her ^G846 double. ^G1362 How much ^G3745 she hath glorified ^G1392 herself, ^G1438 and ^G2532 lived deliciously, ^G4763 so much ^G5118 torment ^G929 and ^G2532 sorrow ^G3997 give ^G1325 her: ^G846 for ^G3754 she saith ^G3004 in ^G1722 her ^G846 heart, ^G2588 I sit ^G2521 a queen, ^G938 and ^G2532 am ^G1510 no ^G3756 widow, ^G5503 and ^G2532 shall see ^G1492 no ^G3364 sorrow. ^G3997 Therefore ^G5124 ^G1223 shall ^G2240 her ^G846 plagues ^G4127 come ^G2240 in ^G1722 one ^G3391 day, ^G2250 death, ^G2288 and ^G2532 mourning, ^G3997 and ^G2532 famine; ^G3042 and ^G2532 she shall be utterly burned ^G2618 with ^G1722 fire: ^G4442 for ^G3754 strong ^G2478 is the Lord ^G2962 God ^G2316 who ^G3588 judgeth ^G2919 her. ^G846

Commentary on Isaiah 13 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 13

Hitherto the prophecies of this book related only to Judah and Israel, and Jerusalem especially; but now the prophet begins to look abroad, and to read the doom of divers of the neighbouring states and kingdoms: for he that is King of saints is also King of nations, and rules in the affairs of the children of men as well as in those of his own children. But the nations to whom these prophecies do relate were all such as the people of God were in some way or other conversant and concerned with, such as had been kind or unkind to Israel, and accordingly God would deal with them, either in favour or in wrath; for the Lord's portion is his people, and to them he has an eye in all the dispensations of his providence concerning those about them, Deu. 32:8, 9. The threatenings we find here against Babylon, Moab, Damascus, Egypt, Tyre, etc., were intended for comfort to those in Israel that feared God, but were terrified and oppressed by those potent neighbours, and for alarm to those among them that were wicked. If God would thus severely reckon with those for their sins that knew him not, and made no profession of his name, how severe would he be with those that were called by his name and yet lived in rebellion against him! And perhaps the directing of particular prophecies to the neighbouring nations might invite some of those nations to the reading of the Jews' Bible, and so they might be brought to their religion. This chapter, and that which follows, contain what God had to say to Babylon and Babylon's king, who were at present little known to Israel, but would in process of time become a greater enemy to them than any other had been, for which God would at last reckon with them. In this chapter we have,

I. A general rendezvous of the forces that were to be employed against Babylon (v. 1-5).
II. The dreadfully bloody work that those forces should make in Babylon (v. 6-18).
III. The utter ruin and desolation of Babylon, which this should end in (v. 19-22).

Isa 13:1-5

The general title of this book was, The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, ch. 1:1. Here we have that which Isaiah saw, which was represented to his mind as clearly and fully as if he had seen it with his bodily eyes; but the particular inscription of this sermon is the burden of Babylon.

1. It is a burden, a lesson they were to learn (so some understand it), but they would be loth to learn it, and it would be a burden to their memories, or a load which should lie heavily upon them and under which they should sink. Those that will not make the word of God their rest (ch. 28:12; Jer. 6:16) shall find it made a burden to them.
2. It is the burden of Babylon or Babel, which at this time was a dependent upon the Assyrian monarchy (the metropolis of which was Nineveh), but soon after revolted from it and became a monarchy of itself, and a very potent one, in Nebuchadnezzar. This prophet afterwards foretold the captivity of the Jews in Babylon, ch. 39:6. Here he foretels the reprisals God would make upon Babylon for the wrongs done to his people. In these verses a summons is given to those powerful and warlike nations whom God would make us of as the instruments of his wrath for the destruction of Babylon: he afterwards names them (v. 17) the Medes, who, in conjunction with the Persians, under the command of Darius and Cyrus, were the ruin of the Babylonian monarchy.
- I. The place doomed to destruction is Babylon; it is here called the gates of the nobles (v. 2), because of the abundance of noblemen's houses that were in it, stately ones and richly furnished, which would invite the enemy to come, in hopes of a rich booty. The gates of nobles were strong and well guarded, and yet they would be no fence against those who came with commission to execute God's judgments. Before his power and wrath palaces are no more than cottages. Nor is it only the gates of the nobles, but the whole land, that is doomed to destruction (v. 5); for, though the nobles were the leaders in persecuting and oppressing God's people, yet the whole land concurred with them in it.
- II. The persons brought together to lay Babylon waste are here called,
  - 1. God's sanctified ones (v. 3), designed for this service and set apart to it by the purpose and providence of God, disengaged from other projects, that they might wholly apply themselves to this, such as were qualified for that to which they were called, for what work God employs men in he does in some measure fit them for. It intimates likewise that in God's intention, though not in theirs, it was a holy war; they designed only the enlargement of their own empire, but God designed the release of his people and a type of the destruction of the New-Testament Babylon. Cyrus, the person principally concerned, was justly called a sanctified one, for he was God's anointed (ch. 45:1) and a figure of him that was to come. It is a pity but all soldiers, especially those that fight the Lord's battles, should be in the strictest sense sanctified ones; and it is a wonder that those dare be profane ones who carry their lives in their hands.
  - 2. They are called God's mighty ones, because they had their might from God and were now to use it for him. It is said of Cyrus that in this expedition God held his right hand, ch. 45:1. God's sanctified ones are his mighty ones. Those whom God calls he qualifies; and those whom he makes holy he makes strong in spirit.
  - 3. They are said to rejoice in his highness, that is, to serve his glory and the purposes of it with great alacrity. Though Cyrus did not know God, nor actually design his honour in what he did, yet God used him as his servant (ch. 45:4, I have surnamed thee as my servant, though thou hast not known me), and he rejoiced in those successes by which God exalted his own name.
  - 4. They are very numerous, a multitude, a great people, kingdoms of nations (v. 4), not rude and barbarous, but modelled and regular troops, such as are furnished out by well-ordered kingdoms. The great God has hosts at his command.
  - 5. They are far-fetched: They come from a far country, from the end of heaven. The vast country of Assyria lay between Babylon and Persia. God can make those a scourge and ruin to his enemies that lie most remote from them and therefore are least dreaded.
- III. The summons given them is effectual, their obedience ready, and they make a very formidable appearance: A banner is lifted up upon the high mountain, v. 2. God's standard is set up, a flag of defiance hung out against Babylon. It is erected on high, where all may see it; whoever will may come and enlist themselves under it, and they shall be taken immediately into God's pay. Those that beat up for volunteers must exalt the voice in making proclamation, to encourage soldiers to come in; they must shake the hand, to beckon those at a distance and to animate those that have enlisted themselves. And they shall not do this in vain; God has commanded and called those whom he designs to make use of (v. 3) and power goes along with his calls and commands, which cannot be resisted. He that makes men able to serve him can, when he pleases, make them willing too. It is the Lord of hosts that musters the host of the battle, v. 4. He raises them, brings them together, puts them in order, reviews them, has an exact account of them in his muster-roll, sees that they be all in their respective posts, and gives them their necessary orders. Note, All the hosts of war are under the command of the Lord of hosts; and that which makes them truly formidable is that, when they come against Babylon, the Lord comes, and brings them with him as the weapons of his indignation, v. 5. Note, Great princes and armies are but tools in God's hand, weapons that he is pleased to make use of in doing his work, and it is his wrath that arms them and gives them success.

Isa 13:6-18

We have here a very elegant and lively description of the terrible confusion and desolation which should be made in Babylon by the descent which the Medes and Persians should make upon it. Those that were now secure and easy were bidden to howl and make sad lamentation; for,

I. God was about to appear in wrath against them, and it is a fearful thing to fall into his hands: The day of the Lord is at hand (v. 6), a little day of judgment, when God will act as a just avenger of his own and his people's injured cause. And there are those who will have reason to tremble when that day is at hand. The day of the Lord cometh, v. 9. Men have their day now, and they think to carry the day; but God laughs at them, for he sees that his day is coming, Ps. 37:13. Fury is not with God, and yet his day of reckoning with the Babylonians is said to be cruel with wrath and fierce anger. God will deal in severity with them for the severities they exercised upon God's people; with the froward, with the cruel, he will show himself froward, will show himself cruel, and give the blood-thirsty blood to drink.
II. Their hearts shall fail them, and they shall have neither courage nor comfort left; they shall not be able either to resist the judgment coming or to bear up under it, either to oppose the enemy or to support themselves, v. 7, 8. Those that in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terrible (v. 11), shall, when trouble comes, be quite dispirited and at their wits' end: All hands shall be faint, and unable to hold a weapon, and every man's heart shall melt, so that they shall be ready to die for fear. The pangs of their fear shall be like those of a woman in hard labour, and they shall be amazed one at another. In frightening themselves, they shall frighten one another; they shall wonder to see those tremble that used to be bold and daring; or they shall be amazed looking one at another, as men at a loss, Gen. 42:1. Their faces shall be as flames, pale as flames, through fear (so some), or red as flames sometimes are, blushing at their own cowardice; or their faces shall be as faces scorched with the flame, or as theirs that labour in the fire, their visage blacker than a coal, or like a bottle in the smoke, Ps. 119:83.
III. All comfort and hope shall fail them (v. 10): The stars of heaven shall not give their light, but shall be clouded and overcast; the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, rising bright, but lost again, a certain sign of foul weather. They shall be as men in distress at sea, when neither sun nor stars appear, Acts 27:20. It shall be as dreadful a time with them as it would be with the earth if all the heavenly luminaries were turned into darkness, a resemblance of the day of judgment, when the sun shall be turned into darkness. The heavens frowning thus is an indication of the displeasure of the God of heaven. When things look dark on earth, yet it is well enough if all be clear upwards; but, if we have no comfort thence, wherewith shall we be comforted?
IV. God will visit them for their iniquity; and all this is intended for the punishment of sin, and particularly the sin of pride, v. 11. This puts wormwood and gall into the affliction and misery,
- 1. That sin must now have its punishment. Though Babylon be a little world, yet, being a wicked world, it shall not go unpunished. Sin brings desolation on the world of the ungodly; and when the kingdoms of the earth are quarrelling with one another it is the fruit of God's controversy with them all.
- 2. That pride must now have its fall: The haughtiness of the terrible must now be laid low, particularly of Nebuchadnezzar and his son Belshazzar, who had, in their pride, trampled upon, and made themselves very terrible to, the people of God. A man's pride will bring him low.
V. There shall be so great a slaughter as will produce a scarcity of men (v. 12): I will make a man more precious than fine gold. You could not have a man to be employed in any of the affairs of state, not a man to be enlisted in the army, not a man to match a daughter to, for the building up of a family, if you would give any money for one. The troops of the neighbouring nations would not be hired into the service of the king of Babylon, because they saw every thing go against him. Populous countries are soon depopulated by war. And God can soon make a kingdom that has been courted and admired to be dreaded and shunned by all, as a house that is falling, or a ship that is sinking.
VI. There shall be a universal confusion and consternation, such a confusion of their affairs that it shall be like the shaking of the heavens with dreadful thunders and the removing of the earth by no less dreadful earthquakes. All shall go to rack and ruin in the day of the wrath of the Lord of hosts, v. 13. And such a consternation shall seize their spirits that Babylon, which used to be like a roaring lion and a raging bear to all about her, shall become as a chased roe and as a sheep that no man takes up, v. 14. The army they shall bring into the field, consisting of troops of divers nations (as great armies usually do), shall be so dispirited by their own apprehensions and so dispersed by their enemies' sword that they shall turn every man to his own people; each man shall shift for his own safety; the men of might shall not find their hands (Ps. 76:5), but take to their heels.
VII. There shall be a general scene of blood and horror, as is usual where the sword devours. No wonder that every one makes the best of his way, since the conqueror gives no quarter, but puts all to the sword, and not those only that are found in arms, as is usual with us even in the most cruel slaughters (v. 15): Every one that is found alive shall be run through, as soon as ever it appears that he is a Babylonian. Nay, because the sword devours one as well as another, every one that is joined to them shall fall by the sword; those of other nations that come in to their assistance shall be cut off with them. It is dangerous being in bad company, and helping those whom God is about to destroy. Those particularly that join themselves to Babylon must expect to share in her plagues, Rev. 18:4. And, since the most sacred laws of nature, and of humanity itself, are silenced by the fury of war (though they cannot be cancelled), the conquerors shall, in the most barbarous brutish manner, dash the children to pieces, and ravish the wives. Jusque datum sceleri-Wickedness shall have free course, v. 16. They had thus dealt with God's people (Lam. 5:11), and now they shall be paid in their own coin, Rev. 13:10. It was particularly foretold (Ps. 137:9) that the little ones of Babylon should be dashed against the stones. How cruel soever and unjust those were that did it, God was righteous who suffered it to be done, and to be done before their eyes, to their greater terror and vexation. It was just also that the houses which they had filled with the spoil of Israel should be spoiled and plundered. What is got by rapine is often lost in the same manner.
VIII. The enemy that God will send against them shall be inexorable, probably being by some provocation or other more than ordinarily exasperated against them; or, in whatever way it may be brought about, God himself will stir up the Medes to use this severity with the Babylonians. He will not only serve his own purposes by their dispositions and designs, but will put it into their hearts to make this attempt upon Babylon, and suffer them to prosecute it with all this fury. God is not the author of sin, but he would not permit it if he did not know how to bring glory to himself out of it. These Medes, in conjunction with the Persians, shall make thorough work of it; for,
- 1. They shall take no bribes, v. 17. All that men have they would give for their lives, but the Medes shall not regard silver; it is blood they thirst for, not gold; no man's riches shall with them be the ransom of his life.
- 2. They shall show no pity (v. 18), not to the young men that are in the prime of their time-they shall shoot them through with their bows, and then dash them to pieces; not to the age of innocency-they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb, nor spare little children, whose cries and frights one would think should make even marble eyes to weep, and hearts of adamant to relent. Pause a little here and wonder,
  - (1.) That men should be thus cruel and inhuman, and so utterly divested of all compassion; and in it see how corrupt and degenerate the nature of man has become.
  - (2.) That the God of infinite mercy should suffer it, nay, and should make it to be the execution of his justice, which shows that, though he is gracious, yet he is the God to whom vengeance belongs.
  - (3.) That little infants, who have never been guilty of any actual sin, should be thus abused, which shows that there is an original guilt by which life is forfeited as soon as it is had.

Isa 13:19-22

The great havoc and destruction which it was foretold should be made by the Medes and Persians in Babylon here end in the final destruction of it.

1. It is allowed that Babylon was a noble city. It was the glory of kingdoms and the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency; it was that head of gold (Dan. 2:37, 38); it was called the lady of kingdoms (ch. 47:5), the praise of the whole earth (Jer. 51:41), like a pleasant roe (so the word signifies); but it shall be as a chased roe, v. 14. The Chaldeans gloried in the beauty and wealth of this their metropolis.
2. It is foretold that it should be wholly destroyed, like Sodom and Gomorrah; not so miraculously, nor so suddenly, but as effectually, though gradually; and the destruction should come upon them as that upon Sodom, when they were secure, eating and drinking, Lu. 17:28, 29. Babylon was taken when Belshazzar was in his revels; and, though Cyrus and Darius did not demolish it, yet by degrees it wasted away and in process of time it went all to ruin. It is foretold here (v. 20) that it shall never be inhabited; in Adrian's time nothing remained but the wall. And whereas it is prophesied concerning Nineveh, that great city, that when it should be deserted and left desolate yet flocks should lie down in the midst of it, it is here said concerning Babylon that the Arabians, who were shepherds, should not make their folds there; the country about should be so barren that there would be no grazing there; no, not for sheep. Nay, it shall be the receptacle of wild beasts, that affect solitude; the houses of Babylon, where the sons and daughters of pleasure used to rendezvous, shall be full of doleful creatures, owls and satyrs, that are themselves frightened thither, as to a place proper for them, and by whom all others are frightened thence. Historians say that this was fulfilled in the letter. Benjamin Bar-Jona, in his Itinerary, speaking of Babel, has these words: "This is that Babel which was of old thirty miles in breadth; it is now laid waste. There are yet to be seen the ruins of a palace of Nebuchadnezzar, but the sons of men dare not enter in, for fear of serpents and scorpions, which possess the place.' Let none be proud of their pompous palaces, for they know not but they may become worse than cottages; nor let any think that their houses shall endure for ever (Ps. 49:11), when perhaps nothing may remain but the ruins and reproaches of them.
3. It is intimated that this destruction should come shortly (v. 22): Her time is near to come. This prophecy of the destruction of Babylon was intended for the support and comfort of the people of God when they were captives there and grievously oppressed; and the accomplishment of the prophecy was nearly 200 years after the time when it was delivered; yet it followed soon after the time for which it was calculated. When the people of Israel were groaning under the heavy yoke of Babylonish tyranny, sitting down in tears by the rivers of Babylon and upbraided with the songs of Zion, when their insolent oppressors were most haughty and arrogant (v. 11), then let them know, for their comfort, that Babylon's time, her day to fall, is near to come, and the days of her prosperity shall not be prolonged, as they have been. When God begins with her he will make an end. Thus it is said of the destruction of the New-Testament Babylon, whereof the former was a type, In one hour has her judgment come.

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Isaiah 13:3 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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