Isa 13:5 | TNotes | STEP | 13:5 Just as Assyria was the rod of his anger (9:4 ; 10:5 , 15 ), other nations serve as the Lord ’s weapons and carry out his will. The Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC . • God’s wrath is an expression of his justice as well as his intent to restore order to the world by obliterating evildoers (10:25-26 ; see Lam 2:22 ; Ezek 7:19 ).

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‏ Isaiah 13:5

13:5 ^a Just as Assyria was the rod of his anger (9:4 ^b; 10:5 ^c, 15 ^d), other nations serve as the Lord’s weapons and carry out his will. The Medes and Persians conquered Babylon in 539 BC.

• God’s wrath is an expression of his justice as well as his intent to restore order to the world by obliterating evildoers (10:25-26 ^e; see Lam 2:22 ^f; Ezek 7:19 ^g).