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Isaiah 13:18 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children. "

Isaiah 13:18

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16 Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.

17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who will not value silver, and as for gold, they will not delight in it.

18 Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.

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

20 It will never be inhabited, neither will it be lived in from generation to generation. The Arabian will not pitch a tent there, neither will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.

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Jeremiah 11:22

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2 Chronicles 36:17

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"Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or infirm. He gave them all into his hand."

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Jeremiah 6:23

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"They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.”"

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Isaiah 13:1

"The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw."

Isaiah 13:2

"Set up a banner on the bare mountain! Lift up your voice to them! Wave your hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles."

Isaiah 13:3

"I have commanded my consecrated ones; yes, I have called my mighty men for my anger, even my proudly exulting ones."

Isaiah 13:4

"The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! The LORD of Armies is mustering the army for the battle."

Isaiah 13:5

"They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."

Isaiah 13:6

"Wail, for the LORD’s day is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty."

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