The “Babylon” Pronouncement, a prophecy of Isaiah son of Amoz.
Word-by-Word Analysis
משא
341
בבל
34
אשר
501
חזה
20
ישעיהו
401
בןאמוץ
189
Isaiah 13:2
Gematria: 2433
עלהרנשפהשאונסהרימוקוללהםהניפוידויבאופתחינדיבים
“Raise a standard upon a bare hill,Cry aloud to them;Wave a hand, and let them enterThe gates of the nobles!
Word-by-Word Analysis
על
100
הרנשפה
640
שאונס
417
הרימו
261
קול
136
להם
75
הניפו
151
יד
14
ויבאו
25
פתחי
498
נדיבים
116
Isaiah 13:3
Gematria: 2704
אניצויתילמקדשיגםקראתיגבורילאפיעליזיגאותי
I have summoned My purified guestsTo execute My wrath;Behold, I have called My stalwarts,My proudly exultant ones.”aThe impending slaughter is spoken of as a sacrificial meal, for which the guests were notified to purify themselves ritually; cf. Zeph. 1.7.
Hark! a tumult on the mountains—As ofbAs of Meaning of Heb. uncertain. a mighty force;Hark! an uproar of kingdoms,Nations assembling!
GOD
of Hosts is musteringA host for war.
Word-by-Word Analysis
קול
136
המון
101
בהרים
257
דמות
450
עםרב
312
קול
136
שאון
357
ממלכות
536
גוים
59
נאספים
241
יהוה
26
צבאות
499
מפקד
224
צבא
93
מלחמה
123
Isaiah 13:5
Gematria: 2053
באיםמארץמרחקמקצההשמיםיהוהוכליזעמולחבלכלהארץס
They come from a distant land,From the end of the sky—
GOD
with the weapons of divine wrath—To ravage all the earth!
Word-by-Word Analysis
באים
53
מארץ
331
מרחק
348
מקצה
235
השמים
395
יהוה
26
וכלי
66
זעמו
123
לחבל
70
כלהארץס
406
Isaiah 13:6
Gematria: 1208
הילילוכיקרוביוםיהוהכשדמשדייבוא
Howl!For the day of GOD is near;It shall come like havoc from Shaddai.cShaddai Traditionally rendered “the Almighty.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
הילילו
91
כי
30
קרוב
308
יום
56
יהוה
26
כשד
324
משדי
354
יבוא
19
Isaiah 13:7
Gematria: 1586
עלכןכלידיםתרפינהוכללבבאנושימס
Therefore all hands shall grow limp,And every human heart shall sink;
And, overcome by terror,They shall be seized by pangs and throes,Writhe like a woman in travail.They shall gaze at each other in horror,Their faces livid with fright.dlivid with fright Taking the root lhb as a variant of bhl; in contrast to others “shall be faces of flame.”
“And I will requite to the world its evil,And to the wicked their iniquity;I will put an end to the pride of the arrogantAnd humble the haughtiness of tyrants.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ופקדתי
600
עלתבל
532
רעה
275
ועלרשעים
726
עונם
166
והשבתי
723
גאון
60
זדים
61
וגאות
416
עריצים
420
אשפיל
421
Isaiah 13:12
Gematria: 1649
אוקיראנושמפזואדםמכתםאופיר
I will make people scarcer than fine gold,And mortals [more scarce] than gold of Ophir.”
Therefore shall heaven be shaken,eshall heaven be shaken Lit. “I will shake heaven.” And earth leap out of its place,At the fury of GOD of HostsOn the day of God’s burning wrath.
But beastsgbeasts Meaning of Heb. uncertain. shall lie down there,And the houses be filled with owls;howls Meaning of Heb. uncertain. There shall ostriches make their home,And there shall satyrs dance.
And jackalsijackals Meaning of Heb. uncertain. shall abide in its castlesAnd dragonsjdragons Meaning of Heb. uncertain. in the palaces of pleasure.Her hour is close at hand;Her days will not be long.