Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 13

68 catchwords558 parallels

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Isaiah 13 . 1 , God musters the armies of his wrath; Isaiah 13 . 6 , He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes; Isaiah 13 . 19 , The desolation of Babylon.

Isaiah 13:1

This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:

Isaiah 13:1 · BSB

burden17 parallels

of Babylon13 parallels

which Isaiah1 parallel

Reciprocal18 parallels

am 3292 , bc 712

Isaiah 13:2

Raise a banner on a barren hilltop; call aloud to them. Wave your hand, that they may enter the gates of the nobles.

Isaiah 13:2 · BSB

Lift ye up6 parallels

upon the high1 parallel

shake2 parallels

go into2 parallels

Reciprocal15 parallels

Isaiah 13:3

I have commanded My sanctified ones; I have even summoned My warriors to execute My wrath and exult in My triumph.

Isaiah 13:3 · BSB

commanded6 parallels

mighty ones3 parallels

them that8 parallels

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Isaiah 13:4

Listen, a tumult on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations gathered together! The LORD of Hosts is mobilizing an army for war.

Isaiah 13:4 · BSB

noise13 parallels

like as2 parallels

Heb. the likeness of

the Lord10 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Isaiah 13:5

They are coming from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—the LORD and the weapons of His wrath—to destroy the whole country.

Isaiah 13:5 · BSB

from a far7 parallels

and the weapons1 parallel

Reciprocal12 parallels

Isaiah 13:6

Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 13:6 · BSB

Howl ye15 parallels

for the day12 parallels

as a2 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

Isaiah 13:7

Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.

Isaiah 13:7 · BSB

shall all8 parallels

every3 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

be faint or , fall down

Isaiah 13:8

Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.

Isaiah 13:8 · BSB

pangs10 parallels

flames2 parallels

Heb. faces of the flames

Reciprocal14 parallels

be amazed one at another Heb. wonder every man at his neighbour

Isaiah 13:9

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.

Isaiah 13:9 · BSB

cruel13 parallels

he shall2 parallels

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Isaiah 13:10

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.

Isaiah 13:10 · BSB

the whole verse17 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Isaiah 13:11

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.

Isaiah 13:11 · BSB

I will punish7 parallels

and I will cause6 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Isaiah 13:12

I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.

Isaiah 13:12 · BSB

the whole verse3 parallels

Isaiah 13 . 15-18

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Isaiah 13:13

Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place at the wrath of the LORD of Hosts on the day of His burning anger.

Isaiah 13:13 · BSB

I will10 parallels

the earth5 parallels

in the wrath4 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Isaiah 13:14

Like a hunted gazelle, like a sheep without a shepherd, each will return to his own people, each will flee to his native land.

Isaiah 13:14 · BSB

as the3 parallels

they shall5 parallels

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Isaiah 13:15

Whoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.

Isaiah 13:15 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Isaiah 14 . 19-22

Reciprocal10 parallels

Isaiah 13:16

Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

Isaiah 13:16 · BSB

children4 parallels

and their2 parallels

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Isaiah 13:17

Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.

Isaiah 13:17 · BSB

I will8 parallels

shall not regard2 parallels

Reciprocal20 parallels

Isaiah 13:18

Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.

Isaiah 13:18 · BSB

shall dash5 parallels

their eye4 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Isaiah 13:19

And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

Isaiah 13:19 · BSB

Babylon6 parallels

Babylon , whose destruction and utter ruin are here predicted , was situated in the midst of a large plain , having a very deep and fruitful soil , on the Euphrates , about 252 miles south-east of Palmyra , and the same distance north-west of Susa and the Persian gulf , in lat. 32 degrees 30 minutes n and long. 44 degrees 20 minutes e. According to Herodotus , it formed a perfect square , each side of which was 120 stadia , and consequently its circumference 480 stadia , or sixty miles; inclosed by a wall 200 cubits high , and fifty wide , on the top of which were small watch towers of one story high , leaving a space between them , through which a chariot and four might pass and turn. On each side were twenty-five gates of solid brass; from each of which proceeded a street , 150 feet broad , making in all fifty streets; which , crossing each other at right angles , intersected the city into 676 squares , extending four stadia and a half on each side , along which stood the houses , all built three or four stories high , and highly decorated towards the street; the interior of these squares being employed as gardens , pleasure grounds , etc. Its principal ornaments were the temple of Belus , having a tower of eight stories , upon a base of a quarter of a mile square; a most magnificent palace; and the famous hanging gardens , or artificial mountains raised upon arches , and planted with large and beautiful trees. Cyrus took it by diverting the waters of the Euphrates , which ran through the midst , and entering by the channel; and the river being never restored to its proper course , overflowed the whole country , and made it a morass. Darius Hystaspes afterwards depopulated the place , lowered the walls , and demolished the gates; Xerxes destroyed the temples; the building of Seleucia nearly exhausted it of its inhabitants; a king of the Parthians carried a number of them into slavery , and destroyed the most beautiful parts; so that modern travellers describe it as a mass of shapeless ruins , the habitation of wild beasts

when God overthrew5 parallels

Heb. the overthrowing of

Reciprocal25 parallels

Isaiah 13:20

She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.

Isaiah 13:20 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

Reciprocal17 parallels

Isaiah 13:21

But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.

Isaiah 13:21 · BSB

But2 parallels

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wild beasts Heb. Ziim

doleful creatures Heb. Ochim , owls. or , ostriches. Heb. daughters of the owl.

Isaiah 13:22

Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.

Isaiah 13:22 · BSB

desolate houses1 parallel

or , palaces , dragons

her time7 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

the wild beasts Heb. Iim

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In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Matthew 24:29-30 → Isaiah 13:10, Mark 13:24-25 → Isaiah 13:10, Haggai 2:6 → Isaiah 13:13
Echoes Colossians 3:6 → Isaiah 13:3
Trajectories
Zerubbabel (Royal Seed Rebuilding)
Chiasms
Shaped Isaiah 13:1–22
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