Isaiah 13:18

“And their bows will dash to pieces the young men, and on the fruit of the womb they will have no compassion; on children their eye will not have pity.”

Isaiah 13:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 13:18, word by word

And their bowsקְשָׁתוֹתkeshatot

bow

A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.

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will dash to piecesתְּרַטַּשְׁנָהteratashna

dash to pieces

Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).

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the young menנְעָרִיםnearim

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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and on the fruitפְרִיferi

fruit

What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.

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of the wombבֶטֶןveten

womb

The belly where a mother carries her child.

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compassionיְרַחֵמוּyerachemu

have compassion

To feel tenderness for someone, like a mother for her child.

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on childrenבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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their eyeעֵינָena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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have pityתָחוּסtachus

pity, spare

Have pity, take compassion; spare. "Let your eye not pity" means do not worry about what you leave behind.

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The context

17Look, I am stirring up against them the Medes, who do not value silver and gold they do not delight in.

18 · This verse (above)

19And Babylon, the ornament of kingdoms, the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like the overthrow by Elohim of Sodom and Gomorrah.

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