Isaiah 13 · Verse 15

Isaiah 13:15

Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Isaiah 13:15, King James Version

Isaiah 13:15 in other translations

BSBWhoever is caught will be stabbed, and whoever is captured will die by the sword.
WEBEveryone who is found will be thrust through. Everyone who is captured will fall by the sword.
ASVEvery one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword.
YLTEvery one who is found is thrust through, And every one who is added falleth by sword.
DARBYAll that are found shall be thrust through; and every one that is in league with them shall fall by the sword.
BBEEveryone who is overtaken will have a spear put through him, and everyone who goes in flight will be put to the sword.
WebsterEvery one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined to them shall fall by the sword.

What does Isaiah 13:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
15. found--in the city. joined--"intercepted" [Maurer]. "Every one that has withdrawn himself," namely, to hide in the houses [Gesenius].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 15 Every one that is found "Every one that is overtaken" - That is, none shall escape from the slaughter; neither they who flee singly, dispersed and in confusion; nor they who endeavor to make their retreat in a more regular manner, by forming compact bodies: they shall all be equally cut off by the sword of the enemy. The Septuagint have understood it in this sense, which they have well expressed: - Ὁς γαρ αν ἁλῳ ἡττηθησεται, Και οἱτινες συνηγμενοι εισι πεσουνται μαχαιρα. "Whosoever is caught shall be overthrown, And all that are collected together shall fall by the sword." Where, for ἡττηθησεται, MS. Pachom has εκκενθησεται, et οἱ Γ Cod. Marchal. in margine, et MS. 1. D. 2: εκκεντηθησεται, which seems to be right, being properly expressive of the Hebrew.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 13:6-18

We have here the terrible desolation of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. Those who in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terrible, are quite dispirited when trouble comes. Their faces shall be scorched with the flame. All comfort and hope shall fail. The stars of heaven shall not give their light, the sun shall be darkened. Such expressions are often employed by the prophets, to describe the…

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Isaiah 13:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'<the> [one who] is foundH4672
יִדָּקֵ֑רyi.da.Kerhe will be pierced throughH1856
וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
הַנִּסְפֶּ֖הha.nis.Peh<the> [one who] is capturedH5595
יִפּ֥וֹלyi.Polhe will fallH5307
בֶּחָֽרֶב\׃be.Cha.revby the swordH2719

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 13:15

  • Jeremiah 50:25

    The Lord hath opened his armoury, and hath brought forth the weapons of his indignation: for this is the work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans.

  • Jeremiah 51:3-4

    Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host. Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Chaldeans, and they that are thrust through in her streets.

  • Jeremiah 50:27

    Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

  • Isaiah 47:9-14

    But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. …

  • Jeremiah 50:35-42

    A sword is upon the Chaldeans, saith the Lord, and upon the inhabitants of Babylon, and upon her princes, and upon her wise men. A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. A sword is upon their horses, and upon their chariots, and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her; and they shall become as women: a sword is upon her treasures; and they shall be robbed. A drought is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. …

  • Isaiah 14:19-22

    But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet. Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned. Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities. For I will rise up against them, saith the Lord of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:19-22; 47:9-14; Jer 50:27,35-42; 51:3

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Context

  • Isaiah 13:14

    And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

  • Isaiah 13:15

    Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

  • Isaiah 13:16

    Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

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Isaiah 13:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cualquiera que fuere hallado, será alanceado; y cualquiera que á ellos se juntare, caerá á cuchillo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
tous ceux qui seront trouvés seront transpercés, et quiconque se joindra à eux tombera par l’épée;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wer irgend gefunden wird, wird durchbohrt werden; und wer irgend erhascht wird, wird durchs Schwert fallen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omnis qui inventus fuerit occidetur, et omnis qui supervenerit cadet in gladio;