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it will come like destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Scream in terror, for the day of the LORD has arrived— the time for the Almighty to destroy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Howl ye; for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Wail, for the day of Yahweh is near! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty (All Sufficient One—Invincible God)!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wail! For the day of the LORD is near. It will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wail! For the day of the LORD is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Cry and weep! The day is coming when the mighty LORD will bring destruction. * <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Cry loudly, for the day of the LORD is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Howl in pain! The day of the LORD is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Wail out loud, because the Day of the LORD is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for the LORD's day of judgment is near; it comes with all the destructive power of the sovereign judge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Wail; for the day of the LORD is at hand. It will come as destruction from Shaddai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Wail, for Yahweh’s day is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Howl, for the Day of YHWH [is] near, "" It comes as destruction from the Mighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Howl ye, for near is the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Pipe ye, for the day of Jehovah draws near; as desolation shall it come from the Almighty.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is near: it shall come as a destruction from the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Wail aloud! For the day of the Lord draws near! It will arrive like a devastation from the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Howl, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it comes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Howl; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a plunder which is made suddenly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Wail, because that day of LORD JEHOVAH is near, and like plunder from the stillness it shall come!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; As destruction from the Almighty shall it come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is near, and destruction from God shall arrive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-6.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=2765" 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">5</span>They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3213.htm" title="3213: hê·lî·lū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To howl, make a howling. A primitive root; to howl or yell.">Wail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">the Day</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: qā·rō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">is near;</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">it will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: kə·šōḏ (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">as destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/7706.htm" title="7706: miš·šad·day (Prep-m:: N-proper-ms) -- The Almighty. From shadad; the Almighty.">from the Almighty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.…<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="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a></span><br />Alas for the day! For the Day of the LORD is near, and it will come as destruction from the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-14.htm">Zephaniah 1:14-16</a></span><br />The great Day of the LORD is near—near and coming quickly. Listen, the Day of the LORD! Then the cry of the mighty will be bitter. / That day will be a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of destruction and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness, / a day of horn blast and battle cry against the fortified cities, and against the high corner towers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-17</a></span><br />And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red, / and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind. / The sky receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved from its place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light. / It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake. / Will not the Day of the LORD be darkness and not light, even gloom with no brightness in it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:2-3</a></span><br />For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Ezekiel 30:2-3</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Wail, ‘Alas for that day!’ / For the day is near, the Day of the LORD is near. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-1.htm">Malachi 4:1</a></span><br />“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, when all the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble; the day is coming when I will set them ablaze,” says the LORD of Hosts. “Not a root or branch will be left to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-10.htm">2 Peter 3:10</a></span><br />But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-1.htm">Zechariah 14:1-2</a></span><br />Behold, a day of the LORD is coming when your plunder will be divided in your presence. / 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="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-27</a></span><br />There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. / At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm">Isaiah 2:12</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Howl you; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.</p><p class="hdg">howl ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Isaiah 14:31</a></b></br> Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, <i>art</i> dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none <i>shall be</i> alone in his appointed times.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1</a></b></br> The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a></b></br> Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day <i>is</i> blasphemed.</p><p class="hdg">for the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-8.htm">Isaiah 34:8</a></b></br> For <i>it is</i> the day of the LORD'S vengeance, <i>and</i> the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-3.htm">Ezekiel 30:3</a></b></br> For the day <i>is</i> near, even the day of the LORD <i>is</i> near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.</p><p class="hdg">as a</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/31-23.htm">Job 31:23</a></b></br> For destruction <i>from</i> God <i>was</i> a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a></b></br> Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD <i>is</i> at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/10-33.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-14.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/59-15.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">Wail</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Wail</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Wail</b><br>The call to "wail" is a summons to express deep sorrow and lamentation. In the biblical context, wailing is often associated with mourning and repentance. It reflects the gravity of the situation and the impending judgment. This expression of grief is seen throughout the Old Testament, such as in <a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Joel 1:5</a> and <a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a>, where the people are urged to mourn because of the coming judgment.<p><b>for the Day of the LORD is near;</b><br>The "Day of the LORD" is a significant theme in biblical prophecy, referring to a time when God will intervene decisively in human history to judge the wicked and vindicate the righteous. This concept is found in various prophetic books, including Joel, Amos, and Zephaniah. The phrase "is near" emphasizes the imminence of this divine intervention, urging the audience to prepare for the coming judgment. Historically, this would have resonated with the Israelites who faced threats from powerful empires like Assyria and Babylon.<p><b>it will come as destruction</b><br>The term "destruction" indicates the severity of the judgment that will accompany the Day of the LORD. This destruction is not arbitrary but is a response to the sin and rebellion of the people. In the context of Isaiah, it often refers to the impending Babylonian invasion and the subsequent exile. The prophetic literature frequently uses vivid imagery to describe the totality of this destruction, as seen in passages like <a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15-18</a>.<p><b>from the Almighty.</b><br>The use of "the Almighty" underscores the source of the coming judgment. It is not merely a natural disaster or a political upheaval but an act of divine sovereignty. The term "Almighty" (Hebrew: Shaddai) conveys God's ultimate power and authority over all creation. This assurance of God's control is a recurring theme in the Bible, providing both a warning to the unrepentant and comfort to the faithful. The New Testament echoes this theme, portraying Jesus Christ as the one who will execute final judgment (<a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book bearing his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>, Babylon is the subject of God's impending judgment. It represents not only a historical empire but also a symbol of human pride and opposition to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the LORD</a></b><br>A significant theme in biblical prophecy, referring to a future time when God will intervene decisively in human history to judge the wicked and deliver the righteous.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_almighty.htm">The Almighty</a></b><br>A title for God, emphasizing His supreme power and authority over all creation. In Hebrew, this is "Shaddai," which conveys God's might and ability to bring about His purposes.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event described in this passage is a divine judgment, a common theme in prophetic literature where God enacts justice against nations and peoples who oppose His will.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_imminence_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Imminence of God's Judgment</a></b><br>The phrase "the day of the LORD is near" serves as a reminder of the urgency and certainty of God's judgment. Believers are called to live in readiness, understanding that God's timing is perfect and His justice is sure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>The title "the Almighty" highlights God's ultimate authority over all nations and events. Trusting in God's sovereignty provides comfort and assurance, even amidst the chaos of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The call to "wail" is an invitation to repentance. Recognizing the seriousness of sin and the reality of divine judgment should lead individuals and nations to turn back to God with contrite hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the day of the LORD is a day of destruction for the wicked, it also holds the promise of deliverance for the faithful. Believers can find hope in God's promise to ultimately restore and redeem His creation.<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/what_is_the_bible's_'beginning_of_sorrows'.htm">What are the Bible's "beginning of sorrows"?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_second_coming.htm">What is the Second Coming of Jesus Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'jesus_is_coming_soon'_mean.htm">What does "Jesus is coming soon" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_joel_3_conflict_with_other_timelines.htm">Why does Joel 3 seem to conflict with timelines in other prophetic books regarding the final judgment and restoration, suggesting possible inconsistencies? </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>(6) <span class= "bld">Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand.</span>--The verse is an almost verbal reproduction of <a href="/joel/1-15.htm" title="Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.">Joel 1:15</a>. On the "day of Jehovah," see Note on <a href="/isaiah/2-12.htm" title="For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be on every one that is proud and lofty, and on every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:">Isaiah 2:12</a>.<p><span class= "bld">As a destruction from the Almighty.</span>--The Hebrew <span class= "ital">shodmish-Shaddai </span>comes with the emphasis of assonance, possibly coupled with that of etymology, the Hebrew <span class= "ital">Shaddai </span>being derived by many scholars from the verb <span class= "ital">Shadad </span>=to destroy. On this assumption, <span class= "ital">"destruction from the destroyer" </span>would be a fair equivalent. The name, occurring frequently in the earlier books of the Old Testament (twenty-three times in Job and eight in the Pentateuch), was characteristic of the pre-Mosaic creed of Israel (<a href="/exodus/6-3.htm" title="And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.">Exodus 6:3</a>), and occurs but seldom in the prophets: here, and in <a href="/joel/1-15.htm" title="Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.">Joel 1:15</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm" title="And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.">Ezekiel 1:24</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm" title="And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaks.">Ezekiel 10:5</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand</span> (comp. <a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a>); literally, the expression used in both passages is <span class="accented">a day of Jehovah</span>. The idiom would not, however, allow the use of the article, so that the phrase is ambiguous. "The day of Jehovah" is properly "that crisis in the history of the world when Jehovah will interpose to rectify the evils of the present, bringing joy and glory to the humble believer, and misery and shame to the proud and disobedient" (Cheyne). But any great occasion when God passes judgment on a nation is called in Scripture "a day of the Lord." "a coming of Christ." And so here the day of the judgment upon Babylon seems to be intended. <span class="cmt_word">It shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.</span> Isaiah is thought to quote from Joel (<a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a>) here; but perhaps both prophets quoted from an earlier author. Shaddai (equivalent to "Almighty') is an ancient name of God, most rarely used by the prophetical writers (only here, and in <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Ezekiel 10:5</a>; <a href="/joel/1-15.htm">Joel 1:15</a>), and never elsewhere by either Isaiah or Joel. It has generally been said to mean "the Strong One;" but recently the theory has found favor that it meant originally "the Sender of storms," from the Arabic <span class="accented">sh'da - jecit</span>, <span class="accented">effudit</span>. However this may be, the word is certainly used in the later times mainly to express God's power to visit and punish, and the present passage might perhaps be best translated, "It shall come as a destruction from the Destroyer (<span class="accented">k'shod mish-Shaddai yabo</span>)." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-6.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">Wail,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵילִ֕ילוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hê·lî·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3213.htm">Strong's 3213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To howl, make a howling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Day</span><br /><span class="heb">י֣וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is near;</span><br /><span class="heb">קָר֖וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will come</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֽוֹא׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּשֹׁ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(kə·šōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the Almighty.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשַּׁדַּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šad·day)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7706.htm">Strong's 7706: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Almighty</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:6 Wail (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 13:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 13:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:7" /></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>