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href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />A prophecy against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Isaiah son of Amoz received this message concerning the destruction of Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The burden against Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The pronouncement concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz beheld.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw [in a prophetic vision]:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A pronouncement concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />An oracle against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This is the message that I was given about Babylon: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The burden of which Babylon, Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the divine revelation which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />This is a message about Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz received from God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A message that Amoz's son Isaiah received about Babylon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is a message about Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz has seen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The burden of Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz hath seen:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The burden of Babel which Isaiah son of Amos saw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />THE burden of Babylon, which Isaias the son of Amos saw. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />An oracle concerning Babylon; a vision of Isaiah, son of Amoz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The oracle concerning Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz saw.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />THE prophecy concerning the fall of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The burden of Babel that Eshaiya, son of Amuts, saw:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />THE VISION WHICH ESAIAS SON OF AMOS SAW AGAINST BABYLON.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-1.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=2711" 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">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4853.htm" title="4853: maś·śā (N-msc) -- From nasa'; a burden; specifically, tribute, or porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire.">This is the burden</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">against Babylon</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3470.htm" title="3470: yə·ša‘·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or Yshayahuw; from yasha' and Yahh; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites.">Isaiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/531.htm" title="531: ’ā·mō·wṣ (N-proper-ms) -- Strong, the father of Isaiah. From 'amats; strong; Amots, an Israelite.">of Amoz</a> <a href="/hebrew/2372.htm" title="2372: ḥā·zāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- See, behold. A primitive root; to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate; specifically, to have a vision of.">received:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.…<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/50-1.htm">Jeremiah 50:1-3</a></span><br />This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans: / “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’ / For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-1.htm">Revelation 18:1-2</a></span><br />After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory. / And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Jeremiah 51:11</a></span><br />Sharpen the arrows! Fill the quivers! The LORD has aroused the spirit of the kings of the Medes, because His plan is aimed at Babylon to destroy her, for it is the vengeance of the LORD—vengeance for His temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12-14</a></span><br />But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation. / I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. / For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9</a></span><br />For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-28.htm">Jeremiah 51:28-29</a></span><br />Prepare the nations for battle against her—the kings of the Medes, their governors and all their officials, and all the lands they rule. / The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-11.htm">Ezekiel 32:11-12</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you! / I will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-28.htm">Daniel 5:28-31</a></span><br />PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.” / Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, placed a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom. / That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-4.htm">Revelation 18:4-5</a></span><br />Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues. / For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6-7</a></span><br />For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. / They are dreaded and feared; from themselves they derive justice and sovereignty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-28.htm">Isaiah 14:28</a></b></br> In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></b></br> The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1</a></b></br> The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from <i>being</i> a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.</p><p class="hdg">of Babylon</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4</a></b></br> That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Isaiah 21:1-10</a></b></br> The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; <i>so</i> it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Isaiah 43:14</a></b></br> Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry <i>is</i> in the ships.</p><p class="hdg">which Isaiah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-1.htm">Isaiah 1:1</a></b></br> The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, <i>and</i> Hezekiah, kings of Judah.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/2-1.htm">Amoz</a> <a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-13.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-1.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-4.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Amoz</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-25.htm">Burden</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm">Isaiah</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-28.htm">Oracle</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-28.htm">Word</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>This is the burden against Babylon</b><br>The term "burden" often refers to a prophetic oracle or message of judgment. In the context of Isaiah, it signifies a heavy pronouncement from God concerning a nation. Babylon, a significant city in ancient Mesopotamia, was known for its grandeur and influence. Historically, Babylon was a center of idolatry and opposition to God's people, making it a fitting subject for divine judgment. This prophecy foreshadows the eventual fall of Babylon, which occurred in 539 BC when the Medes and Persians conquered it. The judgment against Babylon also serves as a type of the ultimate defeat of evil, as seen in <a href="/revelation/17.htm">Revelation 17-18</a>, where Babylon symbolizes the world system opposed to God.<p><b>that Isaiah son of Amoz received</b><br>Isaiah, a major prophet in the Old Testament, was active during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. His father, Amoz, is not widely known outside of his connection to Isaiah, but the mention of his lineage underscores the authenticity and historical grounding of the prophet. Isaiah's role was to convey God's messages to His people, often involving both immediate and future implications. The phrase "received" indicates that this message was divinely given, not a product of human invention. Isaiah's prophecies often contain messianic elements, pointing to the coming of Jesus Christ, who would ultimately fulfill God's plan of redemption and judgment.<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 known for his prophecies concerning the judgment and salvation of God's people. He is the son of Amoz and his ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>An ancient city and empire known for its wealth, power, and opposition to God's people. In the Bible, Babylon often symbolizes human pride and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_burden.htm">The Burden</a></b><br>In prophetic literature, a "burden" refers to a message of judgment or a heavy pronouncement from God. It indicates the seriousness and weight of the prophecy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The theme of divine judgment is central to this passage, as God declares His intention to bring down Babylon for its sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy.htm">Prophecy</a></b><br>The act of receiving and delivering a message from God, often concerning future events. Isaiah's prophecy against Babylon is a divine revelation of what is to come.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. No empire, no matter how powerful, is beyond His reach or judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Rebellion</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and rebellion against God. Nations and individuals alike must humble themselves before the Lord.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>Prophecies, like the one against Babylon, demonstrate the reliability and certainty of God's Word. What He declares will come to pass.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_faithful.htm">Hope for the Faithful</a></b><br>Even in pronouncements of judgment, there is hope for those who remain faithful to God. His justice ensures that evil will not prevail indefinitely.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The message of judgment is also a call to repentance. Recognizing God's authority should lead us to turn from sin and seek His mercy.<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/how_can_stars_fall_and_sun_darken.htm">In Mark 13:24–25, how can the sun be darkened and the stars literally fall from the sky given our modern scientific understanding of astronomy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_isaiah_3_1-3's_event.htm">Isaiah 3:1-3: How can we verify a historical event where God supposedly removes all forms of leadership and resources without clear archaeological evidence of sudden societal collapse?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_babylon_send_envoys_to_judah.htm">Isaiah 39:1: Why would Babylon, a major power, send envoys to a comparatively minor kingdom, and do extrabiblical records confirm such an exchange?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_isaiah_13_20_reconciled_with_later_finds.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 13:20's claim that Babylon will 'never be inhabited' with archaeological findings of later habitation on the site?</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>XIII.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">The burden of Babylon . . .</span>--The title "burden," which is repeated in <a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm" title="The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence;">Isaiah 15:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm" title="The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.">Isaiah 17:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm" title="The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the middle of it.">Isaiah 19:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm" title="The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.">Isaiah 21:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/22-1.htm" title="The burden of the valley of vision. What ails you now, that you are wholly gone up to the housetops?">Isaiah 22:1</a>; <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm" title="The burden of Tyre. Howl, you 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.">Isaiah 23:1</a>, indicates that we have in this division a collection of prophetic utterances, bearing upon the future of the surrounding nations, among which Babylon was naturally pre-eminent. The authenticity of the first of these oracles has been questioned, partly on the ground of differences of style, partly because it seems to anticipate the future destruction of Babylon with a distinctness which implies a prophecy after the event. The first of these objections rests, as will be seen from the numerous coincidences between these and other portions of Isaiah, on no sufficient evidence. The second implies a view of prophecy which excludes the element of a divinely given foreknowledge; and that view the present writer does not accept. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-1.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">[This is] an oracle</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשָּׂ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(maś·śā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4853.htm">Strong's 4853: </a> </span><span class="str2">A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">concerning Babylon</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּבֶ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ḇel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> </span><span class="str2">Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaiah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ša‘·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3470.htm">Strong's 3470: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaiah -- 'salvation of Yah', four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Amoz</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמֽוֹץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mō·wṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_531.htm">Strong's 531: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amoz -- 'strong', the father of Isaiah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">received:</span><br /><span class="heb">חָזָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·zāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2372.htm">Strong's 2372: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze at, to perceive, contemplate, to have a, vision of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-1.htm">Isaiah 13:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:1 The burden of Babylon which Isaiah (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 12:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 12:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 13:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:2" /></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>