1The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.2On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles.3I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones.*4The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle.5They come from a distant land, from the end of the heavens, the Lord and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.*6Wail, for the day of the Lord is near; as destruction from the Almighty* it will come!7Therefore all hands will be feeble, and every human heart will melt.8They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.9Behold, the day of the Lord comes, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger, to make the land a desolation and to destroy its sinners from it.10For the stars of the heavens and their constellations will not give their light; the sun will be dark at its rising, and the moon will not shed its light.11I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant, and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless.12I will make people more rare than fine gold, and mankind than the gold of Ophir.13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, at the wrath of the Lord of hosts in the day of his fierce anger.14And like a hunted gazelle, or like sheep with none to gather them, each will turn to his own people, and each will flee to his own land.15Whoever is found will be thrust through, and whoever is caught will fall by the sword.16Their infants will be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered and their wives ravished.17Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.18Their bows will slaughter* the young men; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not pity children.19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.20It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.21But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches* will dwell, and there wild goats will dance.22Hyenas* will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged.
New International Reader’s Version
A prophecy against Babylon
1Here is the prophecy against Babylon that Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.2Lift up a banner on the top of a bare hill. Shout to the enemy soldiers. Wave for them to enter the gates that are used by the nobles of Babylon.3The LORD has commanded the soldiers he prepared for battle. He has sent for them to carry out his anger against Babylon. They will be happy when he wins the battle for them.4Listen! I hear a noise in the mountains. It sounds like a huge crowd. Listen! I hear a loud noise among the kingdoms. It sounds like nations gathering together. The LORD who rules over all is bringing an army together for war.5They come from lands far away. They come from the farthest places on earth. The LORD and those weapons of his anger are coming to destroy the whole country of Babylon.6Cry out! The day of the LORD is near. The Mighty One is coming to destroy the Babylonians.7Their hands won’t be able to help them. Everyone’s heart will melt away in fear.8The people will be filled with terror. Pain and suffering will grab hold of them. They will groan with pain like a woman having a baby. They’ll look at one another in terror. Their faces will burn with shame.9The day of the LORD is coming. It will be a terrible day. The LORD’s burning anger will blaze out. He will make the land dry and empty. He’ll destroy the sinners in it.10All the stars in the sky will stop giving their light. The sun will be darkened as soon as it rises. The moon will not shine.11The LORD will punish the world because it is so evil. He will punish evil people for their sins. He’ll put an end to the boasting of those who are proud. He’ll bring down the pride of those who don’t show any pity.12He’ll make people harder to find than pure gold. They will be harder to find than gold from Ophir.13He will make the heavens tremble. He’ll shake the earth out of its place. The LORD who rules over all will show how angry he is. At that time his burning anger will blaze out.14Outsiders who live in Babylon will scatter like antelope that are chased by a hunter. They are like sheep that don’t have a shepherd. All of them will return to their own people. They will run back to their own countries.15Those who are captured will have spears stuck through them. Those who are caught will be killed by swords.16Their babies will be smashed to pieces right in front of their eyes. Their houses will be robbed. Their wives will be raped.17The LORD will stir up the Medes to attack the Babylonians. They aren’t interested in getting silver. They don’t want gold.18Instead, they will use their bows and arrows to strike down the young men. They won’t even show any mercy to babies. They won’t take pity on children.19The city of Babylon is the jewel of kingdoms. It is the pride and glory of the Babylonians. But God will destroy it just as he did Sodom and Gomorrah.20No one will ever live in Babylon again. No one will live there for all time to come. Those who wander in the desert will never set up their tents there. Shepherds will never rest their flocks there.21But desert creatures will lie down there. Wild dogs will fill its houses. Owls will live there. Wild goats will jump around in it.22Hyenas will live in its forts. Wild dogs will live in its beautiful palaces. The time for Babylon to be punished is near. Its days are numbered.
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