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The burdenמַשָּׂאof Babylon,בָּבֶלwhichאֲשֶׁרIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּsonבֶּןof Amozאָמוֹץsaw.חָזָה
Isaiah 13:1
Study it in the app“The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah son of Amoz saw.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:1, word by word
- The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּyeshayahu
Isaiah
Isaiah: a name meaning "YHWH is salvation." Best known is the prophet, son of Amoz, of the time of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah (2 Kings 19-20; book of Isaiah); other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 25:3; Ezra 8:7).
Where else “yeshayahu” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Amozאָמוֹץamots
Amoz
Amoz: a name meaning "strong." Father of the prophet Isaiah (2 Kings 19:2; Isaiah 1:1). Not the prophet Amos, whose name is spelled differently in Hebrew.
Where else “amots” appears- sawחָזָהchaza
see a vision
To see in a vision from God.
Where else “chaza” appears
Translation note
“Burden” (מַשָּׂא) comes from the verb “to lift, carry” (נשׂא); in the prophets it is the name of a solemn message, chiefly of judgment, that the prophet “lifts up” against a people.
Places in this verse
Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2On a bare mountain raise a banner; lift up the voice to them; wave the hand, and let them enter the doorways of the nobles.