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Good News Translation
Isaiah 13:16
While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;their houses will be looted,and their wives raped.
Their children will be dashed to pieces before their eyes;their houses will be looted,and their wives raped.
Hebrew Names Version
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
King James Version
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
English Standard Version
Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
New American Standard Bible
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives raped.
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives raped.
New Century Version
Their little children will be beaten to death in front of them. Their houses will be robbed and their wives raped.
Their little children will be beaten to death in front of them. Their houses will be robbed and their wives raped.
Amplified Bible
Their children also will be smashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be looted And their wives ravished.
Their children also will be smashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be looted And their wives ravished.
World English Bible
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Their children also shall be broken in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be spoiled, and their wiues rauished.
Their children also shall be broken in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be spoiled, and their wiues rauished.
Legacy Standard Bible
Their infants also will be dashed to piecesBefore their eyes;Their houses will be plunderedAnd their wives ravished.
Their infants also will be dashed to piecesBefore their eyes;Their houses will be plunderedAnd their wives ravished.
Berean Standard Bible
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.
Contemporary English Version
They will see their children beaten against rocks, their homes robbed, and their wives abused.
They will see their children beaten against rocks, their homes robbed, and their wives abused.
Complete Jewish Bible
their babies dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses looted, their wives raped.
their babies dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses looted, their wives raped.
Darby Translation
And their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be rifled, and their women ravished.
And their infants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes, their houses shall be rifled, and their women ravished.
Easy-to-Read Version
Everything in their houses will be stolen. Their wives will be raped, and their little children will be beaten to death while they watch.
Everything in their houses will be stolen. Their wives will be raped, and their little children will be beaten to death while they watch.
George Lamsa Translation
Their children, shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished.
Their children, shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and their wives ravished.
Lexham English Bible
And their children will be dashed into pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be raped.
And their children will be dashed into pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives will be raped.
Literal Translation
And their children shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be robbed, and their wives raped.
And their children shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be robbed, and their wives raped.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Their children shalbe slayne before their eyes, their houses spoyled, & their wyues rauyshed.
Their children shalbe slayne before their eyes, their houses spoyled, & their wyues rauyshed.
American Standard Version
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Bible in Basic English
Their young children will be broken up before their eyes; their goods will be taken away, and their wives made the property of others.
Their young children will be broken up before their eyes; their goods will be taken away, and their wives made the property of others.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
King James Version (1611)
Their children also shalbe dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shalbe spoiled, & their wiues rauished.
Their children also shalbe dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shalbe spoiled, & their wiues rauished.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Their chyldren shalbe slayne before their eyes: their house spoyled, and their wiues rauished.
Their chyldren shalbe slayne before their eyes: their house spoyled, and their wiues rauished.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall dash their children before their eyes; and they shall spoil their houses, and shall take their wives.
And they shall dash their children before their eyes; and they shall spoil their houses, and shall take their wives.
English Revised Version
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The yonge children of them schulen be hurtlid doun bifore the iyen of them; her housis schulen be rauischid, and her wyues schulen be defoulid.
The yonge children of them schulen be hurtlid doun bifore the iyen of them; her housis schulen be rauischid, and her wyues schulen be defoulid.
Update Bible Version
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.
Webster's Bible Translation
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be plundered, and their wives ravished.
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be plundered, and their wives ravished.
New English Translation
Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
New King James Version
Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
Their children also will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
New Living Translation
Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
Their little children will be dashed to death before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked, and their wives will be raped.
New Life Bible
Their little ones will be broken in pieces in front of their eyes. Their things will be taken from their houses. And their wives will be carried away.
Their little ones will be broken in pieces in front of their eyes. Their things will be taken from their houses. And their wives will be carried away.
New Revised Standard
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives ravished.
Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives ravished.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, their infants, shall be dashed to the ground, before their eyes, - Plundered shall be, their houses, and their wives ravished.
And, their infants, shall be dashed to the ground, before their eyes, - Plundered shall be, their houses, and their wives ravished.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Their inhabitants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be pillaged, and their wives shall be ravished.
Their inhabitants shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes: their houses shall be pillaged, and their wives shall be ravished.
Revised Standard Version
Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.
Young's Literal Translation
And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.
And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, Spoiled are their houses, and their wives lain with.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes; Their houses will be plundered And their wives ravished.
Contextual Overview
6 Howl in pain! The day of the Lord is near, the day when the Almighty brings destruction. 7 Everyone's hands will hang limp, and everyone's courage will fail. 8 They will all be terrified and overcome with pain, like the pain of a woman in labor. They will look at each other in fear, and their faces will burn with shame. 9 The day of the Lord is coming—that cruel day of his fierce anger and fury. The earth will be made a wilderness, and every sinner will be destroyed. 10 Every star and every constellation will stop shining, the sun will be dark when it rises, and the moon will give no light. 11 The Lord says, "I will bring disaster on the earth and punish all wicked people for their sins. I will humble everyone who is proud and punish everyone who is arrogant and cruel. 12 Those who survive will be scarcer than gold. 13 I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place on that day when I, the Lord Almighty, show my anger. 14 "The foreigners living in Babylon will run away to their homelands, scattering like deer escaping from hunters, like sheep without a shepherd. 15 Anyone who is caught will be stabbed to death.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
children: Psalms 137:8, Psalms 137:9, Hosea 10:14, Nahum 3:10
and their: Lamentations 5:11, Zechariah 14:2
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 8:12 - dash Psalms 37:25 - yet Isaiah 13:18 - shall dash Isaiah 47:6 - thou didst Jeremiah 39:6 - before Jeremiah 51:52 - the wounded Hosea 13:16 - their infants Amos 7:17 - Thy wife Habakkuk 2:7 - they
Cross-References
Genesis 13:1
Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him.
Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him.
Genesis 13:2
Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.
Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.
Genesis 13:3
Then he left there and moved from place to place, going toward Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before
Then he left there and moved from place to place, going toward Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before
Genesis 13:14
After Lot had left, the Lord said to Abram, "From where you are, look carefully in all directions.
After Lot had left, the Lord said to Abram, "From where you are, look carefully in all directions.
Genesis 13:16
I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!
I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!
Genesis 13:18
So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord .
So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the Lord .
Genesis 15:5
The Lord took him outside and said, "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."
The Lord took him outside and said, "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."
Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.
I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.
Genesis 17:16
I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations, and there will be kings among her descendants."
I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations, and there will be kings among her descendants."
Genesis 17:20
I have heard your request about Ishmael, so I will bless him and give him many children and many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make a great nation of his descendants.
I have heard your request about Ishmael, so I will bless him and give him many children and many descendants. He will be the father of twelve princes, and I will make a great nation of his descendants.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes,.... Upon the ground, or against the wall, as was foretold should be, Psalms 137:8 and in way of retaliation for what they did to the Jews, 2 Chronicles 36:17 and this was to be done "before their eyes", in the sight of the inhabitants, which must make it the more distressing and afflicting; and, as Kimchi observes, this phrase is to be applied to the following clauses:
their houses shall be spoiled; plundered of the substance, wealth, and riches in them, by the Persian soldiers:
and their wives ravished; by the same, and both before their eyes, and after that slain, in like manner as they had ravished the women in Zion, Lamentations 5:11.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces - This is a description of the horrors of the capture of Babylon; and there can be none more frightful and appalling than that which is here presented. That this is done in barbarous nations in the time of war, there can be no doubt. Nothing was more common among American savages, than to dash out the brains of infants against a rock or a tree, and it was often done before the eyes of the afflicted and heartbroken parents. That these horrors were not unknown in Oriental nations of antiquity, is evident. Thus, the Psalmist implies that it would be done in Babylon, in exact accordance with this prediction of Isaiah; Psalms 137:8-9 :
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed:
Happy shall he be who rewardeth these as thou hast served us;
Happy shall he be who taketh and dasheth thy little ones
Against the stones.
Thus, also, it is said of Hazael, that when he came to be king of Syria, he would be guilty of this barbarity in regard to the Jews (2 Kings 8:13; compare Nahum 3:10). It was an evidence of the barbarous feelings of the times; and a proof that they were far, very far, from the humanity which is now deemed indispensable even in war.
Their houses shall be spoiled - Plundered. It is implied here, says Kimchi, that this was to be done also ‘before their eyes,’ and thus the horrors of the capture would be greatly increased.
