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Isaiah 13:18–19

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. tGen. 45:20. Ezek. 5:11. & 7:4, 9. & 8:18. & 9:5, 10. Judith 2:11. See Deut. 7:16.
  2. uSee ch. 4:2. Comp. Baruch 4:33–35.
  3. uSee ch. 4:2. Comp. Baruch 4:33–35.
  4. vSee ch. 23:13.
  5. uSee ch. 4:2. Comp. Baruch 4:33–35.
  6. wGen. 19, 24, 25. So Jer. 20:16. See Rev. 14:8.
  7. †Heb. as the overthrowing. ch. 1:7.
  8. xJer. 50:40. Amos 4:11. So Deut. 29:23. Jer. 49:18.
  9. yDeut. 32:32. ch. 1:9, 10. Jer. 23:14. Zeph. 2:9. Rom. 9:29.

Cross references

  1. sJer. 50:14, 29. & 51:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Their bows will slaughter the young men;

they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb;

their eyes will not pity children.

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms,

the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,

will be like Sodom and Gomorrah

when God overthrew them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Their bows will strike down the young men;

they will have no mercy on infants,

nor will they look with compassion on children.

Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms,

the pride and glory of the Babylonians,

will be overthrown by God

like Sodom and Gomorrah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Their bows will cut young men to pieces.

They will have no compassion on offspring;

they will not look with pity on children.

And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms,

the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans,

will be like Sodom and Gomorrah

when God overthrew them.

NLTNew Living Translation

The attacking armies will shoot down the young men with arrows.

They will have no mercy on helpless babies

and will show no compassion for children.”

Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms,

the flower of Chaldean pride,

will be devastated like Sodom and Gomorrah

when God destroyed them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And their bows will shatter young men.

And they will not show mercy on the fruit of the womb;

their eyes will not look compassionately on children.

And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor of the Chaldeans’ pride, will be like when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.