The mustering
The word about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw. Raise a banner on a bare hill. Shout to them. Wave them through the gates of the nobles. I've given orders to those I've set apart. I've called up my warriors to carry out my anger — those who rejoice in my majesty. The noise of a crowd on the mountains, like a great people. The roar of the kingdoms of the nations gathering together. The LORD Almighty is mustering an army for battle. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven — the LORD and the weapons of his fury — to destroy the whole land. Wail, because the day of the LORD is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty. So every hand will grow faint, and every man's heart will melt. They're seized with terror. Pain and anguish grip them and they writhe like a woman in labour. They stare at each other, faces burning. the day of the LORD comes — cruel, with fury and fierce anger — to lay the land desolate and destroy its sinners out of it. The stars of heaven and its constellations won't give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon won't cause her light to shine. I'll deal with the world for its evil and with the wicked for their guilt. I'll put a stop to the arrogance of the proud and bring down the pride of the ruthless. I'll make a man scarcer than fine gold, a human being rarer than the gold of Ophir. So I will shake the heavens, and the earth will move out of her place in the fury of the LORD Almighty and in the day of his fierce anger.
The word about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw. Raise a banner on a bare hill. Shout to them. Wave them through the gates of the nobles. I've given orders to those I've set apart. I've called up my warriors to carry out my anger — the ones who celebrate my majesty. The noise of a crowd on the mountains, like a great people. The roar of the kingdoms of the nations gathering together. The Lord Almighty is mustering an army for battle. They come from a far country, from the end of the sky — the Lord and the weapons of his fury — to wreck the whole land. Wail, because the day of the Lord is close. It'll come like destruction from the Almighty. That's why every hand goes limp and every heart melts. They're seized with terror. Pain and anguish grip them and they writhe like a woman in labour. They stare at each other, faces burning. Look — the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to leave the land a wreck and destroy the sinners out of it. The stars of heaven and their constellations won't give their light. The sun will go dark as it rises, and the moon won't shine. I'll deal with the world for its evil and with the wicked for their guilt. I'll put a stop to the arrogance of the proud and bring down the pride of the ruthless. I'll make a man scarcer than fine gold, a human being rarer than the gold of Ophir. So I'll make the heavens shake, and the earth will be shifted out of its place at the fury of the Lord Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. Lift 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. I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness. The 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. They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land. Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt: And 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. Behold, 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. For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. And 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. I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. Therefore 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.
The word about Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw.
The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Raise a banner on a bare hill. Shout to them. Wave them through the gates of the nobles.
Lift 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.
I've given orders to those I've set apart. I've called up my warriors to carry out my anger — those who rejoice in my majesty.
I've given orders to those I've set apart. I've called up my warriors to carry out my anger — the ones who celebrate my majesty.
I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
The noise of a crowd on the mountains, like a great people. The roar of the kingdoms of the nations gathering together. The LORD Almighty is mustering an army for battle.
The noise of a crowd on the mountains, like a great people. The roar of the kingdoms of the nations gathering together. The Lord Almighty is mustering an army for battle.
The 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.
They come from a far country, from the end of heaven — the LORD and the weapons of his fury — to destroy the whole land.
They come from a far country, from the end of the sky — the Lord and the weapons of his fury — to wreck the whole land.
They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
Wail, because the day of the LORD is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
Wail, because the day of the Lord is close. It'll come like destruction from the Almighty.
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
So every hand will grow faint, and every man's heart will melt.
That's why every hand goes limp and every heart melts.
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
They're seized with terror. Pain and anguish grip them and they writhe like a woman in labour. They stare at each other, faces burning.
And 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.
the day of the LORD comes — cruel, with fury and fierce anger — to lay the land desolate and destroy its sinners out of it.
Look — the day of the Lord is coming, cruel, with fury and burning anger, to leave the land a wreck and destroy the sinners out of it.
Behold, 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.
The stars of heaven and its constellations won't give their light. The sun will be darkened as it rises, and the moon won't cause her light to shine.
The stars of heaven and their constellations won't give their light. The sun will go dark as it rises, and the moon won't shine.
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
I'll deal with the world for its evil and with the wicked for their guilt. I'll put a stop to the arrogance of the proud and bring down the pride of the ruthless.
And 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.
I'll make a man scarcer than fine gold, a human being rarer than the gold of Ophir.
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
So I will shake the heavens, and the earth will move out of her place in the fury of the LORD Almighty and in the day of his fierce anger.
So I'll make the heavens shake, and the earth will be shifted out of its place at the fury of the Lord Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
Therefore 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.
Babylon overturned
And like a hunted gazelle, like sheep with nobody to gather them, every man will turn back to his own people and run to his own land. Everyone found will be run through, and everyone caught will fall by the sword. Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be spoiled, and their wives ravished. Look: I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who don't care about silver and take no pleasure in gold. Their bows will cut down the young men. They'll have no mercy on the fruit of the womb, and their eye won't spare children. Babylon, the glory of kingdoms and the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them. Nobody will live there ever again, or settle there through all the generations. No Arab will pitch a tent there, and no shepherd will bed his flock down there. Wild beasts of the desert will lie there. Their houses will be full of doleful creatures; owls will live there, and satyrs will dance there. Hyenas will call to each other in her towers, and jackals in her fine palaces. Her time is almost up, and her days won't be stretched out.
And like a hunted gazelle, like sheep with nobody to gather them, every man will turn back to his own people and run to his own land. Everyone found will be run through, and everyone caught will fall by the sword. Their little ones will be dashed to pieces in front of their eyes. Their houses will be looted and their wives raped. Look — I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who don't care about silver and take no pleasure in gold. Their bows will cut down the young men. They'll have no mercy on the fruit of the womb, and their eye won't spare children. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the pride and splendour of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overturned them. Nobody will live there ever again, or settle there through all the generations. No Arab will pitch a tent there, and no shepherd will bed his flock down there. Desert creatures will lie there, and their houses will be full of howling animals. Owls will live there, and wild goats will dance about. Hyenas will call to each other in her towers, and jackals in her fine palaces. Her time is nearly up, and her days won't be stretched out.
And 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. Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it. Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children. And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there. But 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. And 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.
And like a hunted gazelle, like sheep with nobody to gather them, every man will turn back to his own people and run to his own land.
And 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.
Everyone found will be run through, and everyone caught will fall by the sword.
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Their little ones will be dashed to pieces in front of their eyes. Their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Look: I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who don't care about silver and take no pleasure in gold.
Look — I'm stirring up the Medes against them, who don't care about silver and take no pleasure in gold.
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Their bows will cut down the young men. They'll have no mercy on the fruit of the womb, and their eye won't spare children.
Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Babylon, the glory of kingdoms and the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the pride and splendour of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overturned them.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Nobody will live there ever again, or settle there through all the generations. No Arab will pitch a tent there, and no shepherd will bed his flock down there.
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Wild beasts of the desert will lie there. Their houses will be full of doleful creatures; owls will live there, and satyrs will dance there.
Desert creatures will lie there, and their houses will be full of howling animals. Owls will live there, and wild goats will dance about.
But 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.
Hyenas will call to each other in her towers, and jackals in her fine palaces. Her time is almost up, and her days won't be stretched out.
Hyenas will call to each other in her towers, and jackals in her fine palaces. Her time is nearly up, and her days won't be stretched out.
And 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.