Isaiah 13:17-18

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¹⁷See, I will stir up^(A) against them the Medes,^(B)
    who do not care for silver
    and have no delight in gold.^(C)
¹⁸Their bows^(D) will strike down the young men;^(E)
    they will have no mercy^(F) on infants,
    nor will they look with compassion on children.^(G)

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Isaiah 13:17-18

King James Version

¹⁷Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

¹⁸Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.

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Isaiah 13:17-18

New King James Version

¹⁷“Behold,^(A) I will stir up the Medes against them,
Who will not ^[a]regard silver;
And as for gold, they will not delight in it.
¹⁸Also their bows will dash the young men to pieces,
And they will have no pity on the fruit of the womb;
Their eye will not spare children.

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Isaiah 13:17 esteem

Isaiah 21:9

New International Version

⁹Look, here comes a man in a chariot^(A)
    with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
    ‘Babylon^(B) has fallen,^(C) has fallen!
All the images of its gods^(D)
    lie shattered^(E) on the ground!’”

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Isaiah 21:9

King James Version

⁹And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

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Isaiah 21:9

New King James Version

⁹And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!”
Then he answered and said,
^(A)“Babylon is fallen, is fallen!
And ^(B)all the carved images of her gods
He has broken to the ground.”

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Isaiah 43:14

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God’s Mercy and Israel’s Unfaithfulness

¹⁴This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer,^(A) the Holy One^(B) of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon
    and bring down as fugitives^(C) all the Babylonians,^[a]^(D)
    in the ships in which they took pride.

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Isaiah 43:14 Or Chaldeans

Isaiah 43:14

King James Version

¹⁴Thus saith the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships.

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Isaiah 43:14

New King James Version

¹⁴Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“For your sake I will send to Babylon,
And bring them all down as fugitives—
The Chaldeans, who rejoice in their ships.

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Isaiah 47:1

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The Fall of Babylon

47 “Go down, sit in the dust,^(A)
    Virgin Daughter^(B) Babylon;
sit on the ground without a throne,
    queen city of the Babylonians.^[a]^(C)
No more will you be called
    tender or delicate.^(D)

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Isaiah 47:1 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 5

Isaiah 47:1

King James Version

47 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

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Isaiah 47:1

New King James Version

The Humiliation of Babylon

47 “Come ^(A)down and ^(B)sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of ^(C)Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne,
O daughter of the Chaldeans!
For you shall no more be called
Tender and ^[a]delicate.

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Isaiah 47:1 dainty

Isaiah 48:14

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¹⁴“Come together,^(A) all of you, and listen:
    Which of the idols has foretold^(B) these things?
The Lord’s chosen ally^(C)
    will carry out his purpose^(D) against Babylon;^(E)
    his arm will be against the Babylonians.^[a]

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Isaiah 48:14 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 20

Isaiah 48:14

King James Version

¹⁴All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among them hath declared these things? The Lord hath loved him: he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.

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Isaiah 48:14

New King James Version

¹⁴“All of you, assemble yourselves, and hear!
Who among them has declared these things?
^(A)The Lord loves him;
^(B)He shall do His pleasure on Babylon,
And His arm shall be against the Chaldeans.

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Isaiah 48:20

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²⁰Leave Babylon,
    flee^(A) from the Babylonians!
Announce this with shouts of joy^(B)
    and proclaim it.
Send it out to the ends of the earth;^(C)
    say, “The Lord has redeemed^(D) his servant Jacob.”

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Isaiah 48:20

King James Version

²⁰Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

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Isaiah 48:20

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²⁰^(A)Go forth from Babylon!
Flee from the Chaldeans!
With a voice of singing,
Declare, proclaim this,
Utter it to the end of the earth;
Say, “The Lord has ^(B)redeemed
His servant Jacob!”

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Jeremiah 25:11

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¹¹This whole country will become a desolate wasteland,^(A) and these nations will serve^(B) the king of Babylon seventy years.^(C)

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Jeremiah 25:11

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¹¹And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

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Jeremiah 25:11

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¹¹And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy ^(A)years.

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Jeremiah 29:10

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¹⁰This is what the Lord says: “When seventy years^(A) are completed for Babylon, I will come to you^(B) and fulfill my good promise^(C) to bring you back^(D) to this place.

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Jeremiah 29:10

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¹⁰For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

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Jeremiah 29:10

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¹⁰For thus says the Lord: After ^(A)seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to ^(B)return to this place.

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Jeremiah 43:10-13

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¹⁰Then say to them, ‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant^(A) Nebuchadnezzar^(B) king of Babylon, and I will set his throne^(C) over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy^(D) above them. ¹¹He will come and attack Egypt,^(E) bringing death^(F) to those destined^(G) for death, captivity to those destined for captivity,^(H) and the sword to those destined for the sword.^(I) ¹²He will set fire^(J) to the temples^(K) of the gods^(L) of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive.^(M) As a shepherd picks^(N) his garment clean of lice, so he will pick Egypt clean and depart. ¹³There in the temple of the sun^[a]^(O) in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars^(P) and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”

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Jeremiah 43:13 Or in Heliopolis

Jeremiah 43:10-13

King James Version

¹⁰And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will send and take Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that I have hid; and he shall spread his royal pavilion over them.

¹¹And when he cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver such as are for death to death; and such as are for captivity to captivity; and such as are for the sword to the sword.

¹²And I will kindle a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt; and he shall burn them, and carry them away captives: and he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd putteth on his garment; and he shall go forth from thence in peace.

¹³He shall break also the images of Bethshemesh, that is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall he burn with fire.

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Jeremiah 43:10-13

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¹⁰and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Behold, I will send and bring Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, ^(A)My servant, and will set his throne above these stones that I have hidden. And he will spread his royal pavilion over them. ¹¹^(B)When he comes, he shall strike the land of Egypt and deliver to death ^(C)those appointed for death, and to captivity those appointed for captivity, and to the sword those appointed for the sword. ¹²^[a]I will kindle a fire in the houses of ^(D)the gods of Egypt, and he shall burn them and carry them away captive. And he shall array himself with the land of Egypt, as a shepherd puts on his garment, and he shall go out from there in peace. ¹³He shall also break the sacred pillars of ^[b]Beth Shemesh that are in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the gods of the Egyptians he shall burn with fire.” ’ ”

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Jeremiah 43:12 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. He
Jeremiah 43:13 Lit. House of the Sun, ancient On, later called Heliopolis

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