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Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives raped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their infants also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their children also will be smashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be looted And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be looted, and their wives raped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their children will be smashed to death before their eyes; their houses will be looted, and their wives raped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will see their children beaten against rocks, their homes robbed, and their wives abused. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their little children will be smashed to death right before their eyes. Their houses will be looted and their wives raped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, and their houses will be looted, and their wives slept with. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be plundered, and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. Their houses will be ransacked, and their wives raped. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, "" Their houses are spoiled, and their wives lain with.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And their children shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes, and their houses shall be plundered, and their wives shall be ravished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be pillaged, and their wives shall be ravished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Their infants will be thrown down violently before their eyes. Their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be violated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their infants shall be dashed to pieces in their sight; their houses shall be plundered and their wives ravished. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives ravished.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Their children, shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their male infants shall be torn apart in their sight, and their households shall be plundered, and their wives shall be abused<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; Their houses shall be spoiled, And their wives ravished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall dash their children before their eyes; and they shall spoil their houses, and shall take their wives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2863" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">An Oracle Concerning Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5768.htm" title="5768: wə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A child. Or lolal; from uwl; a suckling.">Their infants</a> <a href="/hebrew/7376.htm" title="7376: yə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū (V-Pual-Imperf-3mp) -- To dash in pieces. A primitive root; to dash down.">will be dashed to pieces</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: lə·‘ê·nê·hem (Prep-l:: N-cdc:: 3mp) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">before their eyes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">their houses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8155.htm" title="8155: yiš·šas·sū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To spoil, plunder. A primitive root; to plunder.">will be looted,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ū·nə·šê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and their wives</a> <a href="/hebrew/7693.htm" title="7693: tiš·šå̄·ḡal·nå̄h (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To violate, ravish. A primitive root; to copulate with.">will be ravished.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm">Jeremiah 50:14-15</a></span><br />Line up in formation around Babylon, all you who draw the bow! Shoot at her! Spare no arrows! For she has sinned against the LORD. / Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a></span><br />Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-12.htm">2 Kings 8:12</a></span><br />“Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-13.htm">Amos 1:13</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Lamentations 5:11-12</a></span><br />Women have been ravished in Zion, virgins in the cities of Judah. / Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a></span><br />For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the rest of the people will not be removed from the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8-9</a></span><br />O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us. / Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17</a></span><br />So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6-8</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. / As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-24.htm">Revelation 18:24</a></span><br />And there was found in her the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who had been slain on the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.</p><p class="hdg">children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8,9</a></b></br> O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy <i>shall he be</i>, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/10-14.htm">Hosea 10:14</a></b></br> Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon <i>her</i> children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a></b></br> Yet <i>was</i> she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.</p><p class="hdg">and their</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Lamentations 5:11</a></b></br> They ravished the women in Zion, <i>and</i> the maids in the cities of Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a></b></br> For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-4.htm">Babes</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-1.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-25.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/songs/5-9.htm">Others</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Plundered</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Property</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Ransacked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-14.htm">Raped</a> <a href="/songs/4-9.htm">Ravished</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Rifled</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/psalms/50-18.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-4.htm">Women</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-11.htm">Babes</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Children</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Dashed</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Infants</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Little</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-2.htm">Others</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-3.htm">Plundered</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Property</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Ransacked</a> <a href="/judges/19-25.htm">Raped</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Ravished</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Rifled</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Spoiled</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Wives</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Women</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">God musters the armies of his wrath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">The desolation of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The prophecy against Babylon foretells the severe judgment that would come upon them, emphasizing the totality of their defeat. Historically, such acts were not uncommon in ancient Near Eastern conflicts, serving as a means to instill fear and assert dominance. This imagery is also a stark reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God, as Babylon's pride and idolatry led to their downfall. The phrase echoes the lamentations found in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Psalm 137:9</a>, where the psalmist expresses the deep anguish and desire for justice against oppressors.<p><b>their houses will be looted</b><br>Looting was a common practice in ancient warfare, where victors would plunder the wealth and possessions of the defeated. This act symbolizes the complete desolation and humiliation of Babylon, once a city of great wealth and power. The looting of houses signifies the stripping away of security and prosperity, leaving the inhabitants vulnerable and destitute. This prophecy serves as a warning to all nations that trust in their riches and military might rather than in God. The theme of divine retribution for pride and arrogance is consistent throughout the Bible, as seen in the fall of other great cities like Tyre and Nineveh.<p><b>and their wives will be ravished</b><br>This phrase highlights the horrific consequences of war, where women often became victims of violence and exploitation. The prophecy underscores the totality of Babylon's judgment, affecting every aspect of society. Such acts were part of the terror tactics used by invading forces to break the spirit of the conquered people. The violation of women in this context also represents the ultimate dishonor and degradation of a nation. In the broader biblical narrative, this serves as a somber reminder of the fallen state of humanity and the need for redemption. The hope for restoration and justice is found in the coming of the Messiah, who will establish a kingdom of peace and righteousness, as prophesied in Isaiah and fulfilled in the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The prophecy in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a> is directed against Babylon, a powerful empire known for its wealth and military might. It symbolizes human pride and opposition to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message. He was a major prophet in the Old Testament, known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/medes.htm">Medes</a></b><br>The people who would eventually conquer Babylon, as prophesied in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>. They were known for their military prowess and played a significant role in the downfall of Babylon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_day.htm">Judgment Day</a></b><br>The events described are part of a larger theme of divine judgment against nations that oppose God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>The overarching theme of God's control over nations and history, demonstrating His power to bring about His purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Reality of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is real and severe against sin and rebellion. This passage serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of history and uses nations to accomplish His purposes. Believers can trust in His ultimate plan, even when the world seems chaotic.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The harshness of the judgment should lead us to examine our own lives and turn away from sin, seeking God's mercy and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a></b><br>While judgment is certain for those who oppose God, there is always hope for those who turn to Him. The broader message of Isaiah includes promises of restoration and redemption.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment reflects His commitment to justice. Believers are called to uphold justice and righteousness in their own lives and communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_137_align_with_divine_justice.htm">How does Psalm 137 align with divine justice, given that it appears to advocate collective punishment? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_1_6-9_align_with_deut._24_16.htm">How does Hosea 1:6-9 align with a just God punishing children for their parents' actions, contrary to Deuteronomy 24:16?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_56_7_conflict_with_ot_texts.htm">Does Isaiah 56:7's 'house of prayer for all nations' conflict with other Old Testament texts that emphasize separation from foreigners?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_accept_sacrifices.htm">If God is all-good, why does He accept human sacrifices in some cases (Judges 11:30-39)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">Their children also shall be</span> <span class= "bld">dashed.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">their sucklings. </span>The words of the prediction seem to have been in the minds of the exiles in Babylon when they uttered their dread beatitude on those who were to be the ministers of a righteous vengeance (<a href="/psalms/137-9.htm" title="Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.">Psalm 137:9</a>). Outrages such as these were then, as they have been ever since, the inevitable accompaniments of the capture of a besieged city.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Their children also shall be dashed to pieces.</span> In the barbarous warfare of the time, even children were not spared (see <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Psalm 137:9</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-10.htm">Nahum 3:10</a>; <a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a>). When a town was taken by assault, they were ruthlessly slaughtered. When spared, it was only to be dragged off as captives, and to become the slaves of their captors in a foreign land. Assyrian sculptures often illustrate this latter practice. Their wives ravished (comp. <a href="/lamentations/5-11.htm">Lamentations 5:11</a>; <a href="/zechariah/14-2.htm">Zechariah 14:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Their infants</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·lə·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5768.htm">Strong's 5768: </a> </span><span class="str2">A suckling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be dashed to pieces</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7376.htm">Strong's 7376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before their eyes,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their houses</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be looted,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šas·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8155.htm">Strong's 8155: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, plunder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their wives</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be ravished.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשָּׁכַֽבְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·šā·ḵaḇ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7693.htm">Strong's 7693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To violate, ravish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:16 Their infants also will be dashed (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/13-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 13:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 13:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>