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The rising sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The heavens will be black above them; the stars will give no light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will provide no light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not give their light; The sun will be darkened in its going forth, And the moon will not cause its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash forth their light; The sun will be dark when it rises And the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations Will not flash with their light; The sun will be dark when it rises, And the moon will not shed its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Indeed, the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will not shine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its brightness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The stars in the sky and their constellations won't show their light anymore. The sun will be dark when it rises. The moon won't shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will give no light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens and their constellations won't shine their light; the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon won't shine its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Indeed the stars in the sky and their constellations no longer give out their light; the sun is darkened as soon as it rises, and the moon does not shine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going forth, and the moon will not cause its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and its constellations shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of the sky and its constellations will not give their light. The sun will be darkened in its going out, and the moon will not cause its light to shine. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, "" Do not cause their light to shine, "" The sun has been darkened in its going out, "" And the moon does not cause its light to come forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, Cause not their light to shine, Darkened hath been the sun in its going out, And the moon causeth not its light to come forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens and the giants of the sky shall not shine their light: the sun was darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven, and their brightness shall not display their light: the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall not shine with her light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens, in their splendor, will not display their light. The sun will be obscured at its rising, and the moon will not shine in her brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The stars of the heavens and their constellations will send forth no light; The sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not give its light. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and their constellations shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its rising, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because the stars of Heaven and their hosts shall not shine; the sun shall be dark in its outgoing and the light of the moon shall not shine <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof Shall not give their light; The sun shall be darkened in his going forth, And the moon shall not cause her light to shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the stars of heaven, and Orion, and all the host of heaven, shall not give their light; and it shall be dark at sunrise, and the moon shall not give her light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2802" 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">9</span>Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming—cruel, with fury and burning anger—to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3556.htm" title="3556: ḵō·wḵ·ḇê (N-mpc) -- A star. Probably from the same as Kabbown or kavah; a star; figuratively, a prince.">the stars</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·ma·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">of heaven</a> <a href="/hebrew/3685.htm" title="3685: ū·ḵə·sî·lê·hem (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A heavenly constellation. The same as kciyl; any notable constellation; specifically Orion.">and their constellations</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1984.htm" title="1984: yā·hêl·lū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To shine.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·w·rām (N-csc:: 3mp) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">their light.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: bə·ṣê·ṯōw (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">The rising</a> <a href="/hebrew/8121.htm" title="8121: haš·še·meš (Art:: N-cs) -- From an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. A notched battlement.">sun</a> <a href="/hebrew/2821.htm" title="2821: ḥā·šaḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be or grow dark. A primitive root; to be dark; transitively, to darken.">will be darkened,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3394.htm" title="3394: wə·yā·rê·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Moon. From the same as yerach; the moon.">and the moon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5050.htm" title="5050: yag·gî·ha (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To shine. A primitive root; to glitter; causatively, to illuminate.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: ’ō·w·rōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">its light.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.…<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/2-10.htm">Joel 2:10</a></span><br />Before them the earth quakes; the heavens tremble. The sun and moon grow dark, and the stars lose their brightness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7-8</a></span><br />When I extinguish you, I will cover the heavens and darken their stars. I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon will not give its light. / All the shining lights in the heavens I will darken over you, and I will bring darkness upon your land,’ declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-12.htm">Revelation 6:12-13</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/8-9.htm">Amos 8:9</a></span><br />And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-24.htm">Mark 13:24-25</a></span><br />But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-15.htm">Joel 3:15</a></span><br />The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-12.htm">Revelation 8:12</a></span><br />Then the fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun and moon and stars were struck. A third of the stars were darkened, a third of the day was without light, and a third of the night as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-20.htm">Acts 2:20</a></span><br />The sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-15.htm">Zephaniah 1:15</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-2.htm">Revelation 9:2</a></span><br />The star opened the pit of the Abyss, and smoke rose out of it like the smoke of a great furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened by the smoke from the pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/9-7.htm">Job 9:7</a></span><br />He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6</a></span><br />Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-30.htm">Isaiah 5:30</a></b></br> And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if <i>one</i> look unto the land, behold darkness <i>and</i> sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-21.htm">Isaiah 24:21,23</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones <i>that are</i> on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/32-7.htm">Ezekiel 32:7,8</a></b></br> And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not give her light… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-4.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-8.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-1.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/38-32.htm">Constellations</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-19.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-5.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-17.htm">Light</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-18.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-17.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-16.htm">Show</a> <a href="/songs/4-6.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/songs/6-10.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Bright</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-5.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/job/9-9.htm">Constellations</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Darkened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-14.htm">Flash</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-13.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Light</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-23.htm">Moon</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Rises</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-27.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Shed</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Shine</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Stars</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Sun</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Thereof</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>For the stars of heaven</b><br />The phrase "stars of heaven" refers to the celestial bodies created by God, as described in <a href="/genesis/1-16.htm">Genesis 1:16</a>. In Hebrew, the word for stars is "כּוֹכָבִים" (kokhavim), which often symbolizes divine order and guidance. Historically, stars have been used for navigation and as signs of seasons. In a prophetic context, the dimming of stars signifies a disruption of the natural order, indicating divine intervention or judgment. This imagery is consistent with apocalyptic literature, where cosmic disturbances often accompany God's judgment.<p><b>and their constellations</b><br />The term "constellations" refers to groups of stars forming recognizable patterns. In Hebrew, "מַזָּלוֹת" (mazzalot) is used, which can also imply the zodiac or astrological signs. The mention of constellations emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the cosmic upheaval. In ancient times, constellations were associated with deities and fate, and their darkening symbolizes the futility of relying on such entities instead of the one true God.<p><b>will not give their light</b><br />This phrase indicates a cessation of the natural function of celestial bodies. Light, in biblical terms, often represents knowledge, purity, and divine presence. The Hebrew word for light is "אוֹר" (or). The absence of light from the stars and constellations suggests a withdrawal of divine favor and a period of judgment. It serves as a metaphor for spiritual darkness and the absence of God's guidance.<p><b>The rising sun</b><br />The "rising sun" is a symbol of new beginnings and hope, as it marks the start of a new day. In Hebrew, "שֶׁמֶשׁ" (shemesh) is used for the sun. The sun's regular rising is a testament to God's faithfulness and order in creation. Its darkening signifies a profound disruption, indicating that even the most reliable aspects of life are subject to God's sovereign will.<p><b>will be darkened</b><br />The darkening of the sun is a powerful image of judgment and calamity. In prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/joel/2-31.htm">Joel 2:31</a> and <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>, the darkening of the sun is associated with the Day of the Lord, a time of divine reckoning. This imagery conveys the severity of God's judgment and the urgency for repentance and reliance on His mercy.<p><b>and the moon</b><br />The moon, "יָרֵחַ" (yareach) in Hebrew, governs the night and is a lesser light compared to the sun. It is often associated with reflection and cycles. The moon's light is essential for navigation and marking time, especially in a lunar calendar. Its failure to give light further emphasizes the totality of the cosmic disturbance and the breakdown of natural cycles.<p><b>will not give its light</b><br />The moon's inability to shine represents a complete withdrawal of natural illumination, symbolizing a time of deep spiritual and moral darkness. In biblical symbolism, light is often equated with God's presence and truth. The absence of the moon's light underscores the severity of the judgment and the need for humanity to seek the true light found in God alone.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The constellations thereof.</span>--The noun in the singular (<span class= "ital">kesil, </span>foolhardy, or impious) is translated as Orion in <a href="/job/9-9.htm" title="Which makes Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.">Job 9:9</a>; <a href="/amos/5-8.htm" title="Seek him that makes the seven stars and Orion, and turns the shadow of death into the morning, and makes the day dark with night: that calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out on the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:">Amos 5:8</a>. It is significant, as pointing to some widely-diffused legend, that the Persian name for the constellation is <span class= "ital">Nimrod </span>and the Arabian <span class= "ital">Giant. </span>In Greek mythology Orion is a giant hunter, conspicuous for acts of outrage against the gods, and finally slain by Zeus. It is obvious that the words in their first application had a figurative, and not a literal, fulfilment. Such imagery has been at all times the natural symbolism of a time of terror (<a href="/joel/2-31.htm" title="The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.">Joel 2:31</a>; <a href="/joel/3-15.htm" title="The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.">Joel 3:15</a>; <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm" title="Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:">Matthew 24:29</a>; <a href="/mark/13-24.htm" title="But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,">Mark 13:24</a>; <a href="/luke/21-25.htm" title="And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;">Luke 21:25</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The stars of heaven... shall not give their light</span>. Nature sympathizes with her Lord. When he is angry, the light of the heavens grows dark. So it was at the crucifixion of Christ (<a href="/matthew/27-45.htm">Matthew 27:45</a>); so it will be at the end of the world (<a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29</a>). So it is often, if not always, at the time of great judgments. <span class="cmt_word">The constellations</span>; literally, <span class="accented">the Orions</span>. <span class="accented">Kesil</span>, the Fool, was the Hebrew name of the constellation of Orion, who was identified with Nimrod, the type of that impious folly which contends against God. From its application to this particular group of stars (<a href="/job/9-9.htm">Job 9:9</a>; <a href="/job/38-31.htm">Job 38:31</a>; <a href="/amos/5-8.htm">Amos 5:8</a>), the word came to be applied to constellations in general. The Baby-Ionians very early marked out the sky into constellations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-10.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</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 stars</span><br /><span class="heb">כוֹכְבֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·wḵ·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3556.htm">Strong's 3556: </a> </span><span class="str2">A star, a prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heaven</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their constellations</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·sî·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_3685.htm">Strong's 3685: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any notable constellation, Orion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">יָהֵ֖לּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·hêl·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1984.htm">Strong's 1984: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their light.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The sun</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·meš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8121.htm">Strong's 8121: </a> </span><span class="str2">The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be darkened</span><br /><span class="heb">חָשַׁ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šaḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2821.htm">Strong's 2821: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dark, to darken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when it rises,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּצֵאת֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṣê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the moon</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרֵ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·rê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3394.htm">Strong's 3394: </a> </span><span class="str2">The moon</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּ֥יהַ</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gî·ha)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5050.htm">Strong's 5050: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glitter, to illuminate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its light.</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹרֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·rōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-10.htm">Isaiah 13:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of the sky (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 13:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 13:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:11" /></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>