Isa 13:1-6 | ESV | STEP | The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw .

Isaiah 13:1-6

The Judgment of Babylon

1 The oracle concerning ^aBabylon which ^bIsaiah the son of Amoz saw.

2 On a bare hill ^craise a signal;
cry aloud to them;
wave the hand for ^dthem to enter
the gates of the nobles.
3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,
and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,
my proudly exulting ones. ^{▼▼Or those who exult in my majesty}
4 The sound ^fof a tumult is on the mountains
as of a great multitude!
The sound of an uproar of kingdoms,
of nations gathering together!
^gThe Lord of hosts is mustering
a host for battle.
5 ^hThey come from a distant land,
from the end of the heavens,
the Lord and the weapons of his indignation,
to destroy the whole land. ^{▼▼Or earth; also verse 9}
6 ^jWail, for ^kthe day of the Lord is near;
as destruction from the Almighty ^{▼▼The Hebrew words for destruction and almighty sound alike} it will come!