Isaiah 13:5
ContextNET © | They come from a distant land, from the horizon. 1 It is the Lord with his instruments of judgment, 2 coming to destroy the whole earth. 3 |
NIV © | They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of his wrath—to destroy the whole country. |
NASB © | They are coming from a far country, From the farthest horizons, The LORD and His instruments of indignation, To destroy the whole land. |
NLT © | They came from countries far away. They are the LORD’s weapons; they carry his anger with them and will destroy the whole land. |
MSG © | They come from far-off countries, they pour in across the horizon. It's GOD on the move with the weapons of his wrath, ready to destroy the whole country. |
BBE © | They come from a far country, from the farthest part of heaven, even the Lord and the instruments of his wrath, with destruction for all the land. |
NRSV © | They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the LORD and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole earth. |
NKJV © | They come from a far country, From the end of heaven––The LORD and His weapons of indignation, To destroy the whole land. |
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NET © | They come from a distant land, from the horizon. 1 It is the Lord with his instruments of judgment, 2 coming to destroy the whole earth. 3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “from the end of the sky.” 2 tn Or “anger”; cf. KJV, ASV “the weapons of his indignation.” 3 tn Or perhaps, “land” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT). Even though the heading and subsequent context (see v. 17) indicate Babylon’s judgment is in view, the chapter has a cosmic flavor that suggests that the coming judgment is universal in scope. Perhaps Babylon’s downfall occurs in conjunction with a wider judgment, or the cosmic style is poetic hyperbole used to emphasize the magnitude and importance of the coming event. |