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AndוְBabylon,בָבֶלthe ornamentצְבִיof kingdoms,מַמְלָכוֹתthe beautyתִּפְאֶרֶתof the prideגְּאוֹןof the Chaldeans,כַּשְׂדִּיםwill beהָיְתָהlike the overthrowכְּמַהְפֵּכַתby Elohimאֱלֹהִיםof Sodomאֶת סְדֹםand Gomorrah.וְאֶת עֲמֹרָה
Isaiah 13:19
Study it in the app“And Babylon, the ornament of kingdoms, the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be like the overthrow by Elohim of Sodom and Gomorrah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:19, word by word
- Babylonבָבֶלvavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “vavel” appears- the ornamentצְבִיtsevi
splendor
What gives splendor: "the glorious land".
Where else “tsevi” appears- of kingdomsמַמְלָכוֹתmamlachot
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlachot” appears- the beautyתִּפְאֶרֶתtiferet
beauty
Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.
Where else “tiferet” appears- of the prideגְּאוֹןgeon
pride
Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.
Where else “geon” appears- of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim
Chaldean
The Chaldeans, or the Babylonians.
Where else “kasdim” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- like the overthrowמַהְפֵּכַתmahpechat
overthrow
Overthrow: a destruction that leaves a place turned upside down, like Sodom.
Where else “mahpechat” appears- by Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- of Sodomסְדֹםsedom
Sodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appears- and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָהamora
Gomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appears
Places in this verse
1Babylon
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).
2Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
3Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
The context
18And 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.
19 · This verse (above)
20It will never be inhabited, nor be dwelt in from generation to generation; nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, nor shepherds make their flocks lie down there.