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Isaiah 13:1-13 :: Contemporary English Version (CEV)

Isaiah 13

Babylon Will Be Punished

   give a signal, shout the orders,

   and point the way

   to enter the gates

   of Babylon's proud rulers.

    ³The LORD has commanded

   his very best warriors

   and his proud heroes

   to show how angry he is.

    ⁴Listen to the noisy crowds

   on the mountains!

   Kingdoms and nations

   are joining forces.

   The LORD All-Powerful

   is bringing together

   an army for battle.

    ⁵From a distant land

   the LORD is coming

   fierce and furious--

   he brings his weapons

   to destroy the earth.

    ⁶Cry and weep!

   The day is coming

   when the mighty LORD

   will bring destruction.

    ⁷All people will be terrified.

   Hands will grow limp;

   courage will melt away.

    ⁸Everyone will tremble with pain

   like a woman giving birth;

   they will stare at each other

   with horror on their faces.

There Will Be No Mercy

   will show no mercy or pity

   when that time comes.

   In my anger I will destroy

   the earth

   and every sinner

   who lives on it.

    ¹⁰Light will disappear

   from the stars in the sky;

   the dawning sun will turn dark,

   and the moon

   will lose its glow.

    ¹¹I will punish this evil world

   and its people

   because of their sins.

   I will crush the horrible pride

   of those who are cruel.

    ¹²Survivors will be harder to find

   than the purest gold.

    ¹³I, the LORD All-Powerful,

   am terribly angry--

   I will make the sky tremble

   and the earth shake loose.

1. Isaiah 13:1 message: See the note at 1.1.

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