Discovery BoxIsaiah 13:19 
Context13:19 Babylon, the most admired 1 of kingdoms,
the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, 2
will be destroyed by God
just as Sodom and Gomorrah were. 3
Isaiah 22:23
Context22:23 I will fasten him like a peg into a solid place; 4 he will bring honor and respect to his father’s family. 5
Isaiah 60:13
Context60:13 The splendor of Lebanon will come to you,
its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together,
to beautify my palace; 6
I will bestow honor on my throne room. 7
1 tn Or “most beautiful” (NCV, TEV).
2 tn Heb “the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans.”
sn The Chaldeans were a group of tribes who lived in southern Mesopotamia. The established the so-called neo-Babylonian empire in the late seventh century
3 tn Heb “and Babylon…will be like the overthrow by God of Sodom and Gomorrah.” On מַהְפֵּכַת (mahpekhat, “overthrow”) see the note on the word “destruction” in 1:7.
4 sn The metaphor depicts how secure his position will be.
5 tn Heb “and he will become a glorious throne for the house of his father.”
6 tn Or “holy place, sanctuary.”
7 tn Heb “the place of my feet.” See Ezek 43:7, where the Lord’s throne is called the “place of the soles of my feet.”
