Isaiah 13 · Verse 6

Isaiah 13:6

Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Isaiah 13:6, King James Version

Isaiah 13:6 in other translations

BSBWail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.
WEBWail, for the LORD’s day is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
ASVWail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
YLTHowl ye, for near is the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh.
DARBYHowl, for the day of Jehovah is at hand; it cometh as destruction from the Almighty.
BBESend out a cry of grief; for the day of the Lord is near; it comes as destruction from the Most High.
WebsterHowl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

What does Isaiah 13:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. day of the Lord--day of His vengeance on Babylon (Is 2:12). Type of the future "day of wrath" (Re 6:17). destruction--literally, "a devastating tempest." from the Almighty--not from mere man; therefore irresistible. "Almighty," Hebrew, Shaddai.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 convulsions of governments. God will visit them for their iniquity, particularly the sin of pride, which brings men low. There shall be a general scene of horror. Those who join themselves to Babylon, must expect to share her plagues, Rev. 18:4. All that men have, they would give for their lives, but no man's riches shall be the ransom of his life. Pause here and wonder that men should be thus cruel and inhuman, and see how corrupt the nature of man is become. And that little infants thus suffer, which shows that there is an original guilt, by which life is forfeited as soon as it is begun. The day of the Lord will, indeed, be terrible with wrath and fierce anger, far beyond all here stated. Nor will there be any place for the sinner to flee to, or attempt an escape. But few act as though they believed these things.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Isaiah 13:6 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.

הֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luwailH3213
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
קָר֖וֹבka.Rov[is] nearH7138
י֣וֹםYom[the] day ofH3117
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
כְּשֹׁ֖דke.Shodlike devastationH7701
מִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.Daifrom [the] AlmightyH7706
יָבֽוֹא\׃ya.Vo'it will comeH935

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

Cross references for Isaiah 13:6

  • Joel 1:15

    Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

  • Amos 5:18

    Woe unto you that desire the day of the Lord! to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light.

  • Ezekiel 30:2-3

    Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day! For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

  • Zephaniah 1:7

    Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

    For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  • Isaiah 13:9

    Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

  • Isaiah 2:12

    For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

  • Isaiah 34:8

    For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

  • Joel 2:11

    And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

  • Zephaniah 1:14

    The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

  • Revelation 18:10

    Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

  • Jeremiah 51:8

    Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Howl ye.
14:31; 23:1; 52:5; 65:14; Jer 25:34; 49:3; 51:8; Eze 21:12; 30:2
Joe 1:5,11,13; Zep 1:14; Jas 5:1; Re 18:10
for the day.
9; 34:8; Eze 30:3; Joe 2:11,31; Am 5:18; Zep 1:7; 2:2,3; Mal 4:5
1Th 5:2,3
as a.
Job 31:23; Joe 1:15

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Context

  • Isaiah 13:5

    They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

  • Isaiah 13:6

    Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

  • Isaiah 13:7

    Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

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Isaiah 13:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aullad, porque cerca está el día de Jehová; vendrá como asolamiento del Todopoderoso.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Hurlez, car le jour de l’ Éternel est proche! Il viendra comme une destruction du Tout-puissant.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Heulet, denn nahe ist der Tag Jehovas; er kommt wie eine Verwüstung vom Allmächtigen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ululate, quia prope est dies Domini; quasi vastitas a Domino veniet.