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Literal Standard Version
Isaiah 13:16
And their sucklings are dashed to pieces before their eyes, || Their houses are spoiled, and their wives lain with.
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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.
Good News Translation
While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped."
While they look on helplessly, their babies will be battered to death, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be raped."
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
6Howl, for the Day of YHWH [is] near, || It comes as destruction from the Mighty. 7Therefore, all hands fail, || And every heart of man melts. 8And they have been troubled, || Pains and pangs take them, || They are pained as a travailing woman, || A man marvels at his friend, || The appearance of flames—their faces! 9Behold, the Day of YHWH comes, || Fierce, with wrath, and heat of anger, || To make the land become a desolation, || Indeed, He destroys its sinning ones from it. 10For the stars of the heavens, and their constellations, || Do not cause their light to shine, || The sun has been darkened in its going out, || And the moon does not cause its light to come forth. 11"And I have appointed evil on the world, || And on the wicked their iniquity, || And have caused the excellence of the proud to cease, || And I make the excellence of the terrible low. 12I make man more rare than fine gold, || And a common man than pure gold of Ophir. 13Therefore I cause the heavens to tremble, || And the earth shakes from its place, || In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts, || And in a day of the heat of His anger. 14And it has been, as a roe driven away, || And as a flock that has no gatherer, || Each to his people—they turn, || And each to his land—they flee. 15Everyone who is found is thrust through, || And everyone who is added falls by sword.
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
And Abram goes up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he has, and Lot with him) toward the south;
And Abram goes up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he has, and Lot with him) toward the south;
Genesis 13:2
and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 13:3
And he goes on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai—
And he goes on his journeys from the south, even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai—
Genesis 13:14
And YHWH said to Abram, after Lot's being parted from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you [are], northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward;
And YHWH said to Abram, after Lot's being parted from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you [are], northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward;
Genesis 13:16
And I have set your seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even your seed is numbered;
And I have set your seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even your seed is numbered;
Genesis 13:18
And Abram moves [his] tent, and comes, and dwells among the oaks of Mamre, which [are] in Hebron, and builds there an altar to YHWH.
And Abram moves [his] tent, and comes, and dwells among the oaks of Mamre, which [are] in Hebron, and builds there an altar to YHWH.
Genesis 15:5
and He brings him out outside and says, "Now look attentively toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them"; and He says to him, "Thus is your seed."
and He brings him out outside and says, "Now look attentively toward the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them"; and He says to him, "Thus is your seed."
Genesis 17:6
and I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and made you become nations, and kings go out from you.
and I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and made you become nations, and kings go out from you.
Genesis 17:16
and I have blessed her, and have also given to you a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she has become nations—kings of peoples are from her."
and I have blessed her, and have also given to you a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she has become nations—kings of peoples are from her."
Genesis 17:20
As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes does he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;
As for Ishmael, I have heard you; behold, I have blessed him, and made him fruitful, and multiplied him, very exceedingly; twelve princes does he beget, and I have made him become a great nation;
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 âbefore their eyes,â and thus the horrors of the capture would be greatly increased.
