Isaiah 13:15–22

¹⁵Every one that is found ^mshall be thrust through;

And every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

¹⁶ⁿTheir children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes;

^oTheir houses shall be spoiled, and ^otheir wives ravished.

¹⁷Behold, ^pI will stir up ^qthe Medes against them,

^rWhich shall not regard silver;

And as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

^18sTheir bows also shall dash the young men to pieces;

And they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb;

^tTheir eye shall not spare children.

¹⁹And Babylon, ^uthe glory of kingdoms,

^uThe beauty of ^vthe Chaldees’ ^uexcellency,

^wShall be ^†as ^xwhen God overthrew ^ySodom and Gomorrah.

^20zIt shall never be inhabited,

Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation:

Neither shall ^athe Arabian pitch tent there;

Neither shall the shepherds ^bmake their fold there.

^21cBut ^†dwild beasts of the desert shall lie there;

And their houses shall be full of ^†doleful creatures;

And ^||†dowls shall dwell there,

And ^desatyrs shall dance there.

²²And ^†dthe wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their ^||fdesolate houses,

And ^gdragons in their ^hpleasant ⁱpalaces:

And ^kher time is near to come,

And her days shall not be prolonged.