Passage

Isaiah 13.6

Book: Isaiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle. 5. They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."

"6. Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come."

"7. Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt: 8. and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame." (Isaiah 13:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. The noise of a multitude is in the mountains, as of a great people; the noise of an uproar of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Yahweh of Armies is mustering the army for the battle. 5. They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Yahweh, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."

"6. Wail; for the day of Yahweh is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty."

"7. Therefore all hands will be feeble, and everyone’s heart will melt. 8. They will be dismayed. Pangs and sorrows will seize them. They will be in pain like a woman in labor. They will look in amazement one at another. Their faces will be faces of flame." (Isaiah 13:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. ^{like: Heb. the likeness of} 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."

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

"7. Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: ^{be faint: or, fall down} 8. And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames. ^{be amazed: Heb. wonder} ^{one: Heb. every man at his neighbour} ^{flames: Heb. faces of the flames}" (Isaiah 13:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. A voice of a multitude in the mountains, A likeness of a numerous people, A voice of noise from the kingdoms of nations who are gathered, Jehovah of Hosts inspecting a host of battle! 5. They are coming in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land."

"6. Howl ye, for near [is] the day of Jehovah, As destruction from the Mighty it cometh."

"7. Therefore, all hands do fail, And every heart of man doth melt. 8. And they have been troubled, Pains and pangs they take, As a travailing woman they are pained, A man at his friend they marvel, The appearance of flames, their faces!" (Isaiah 13:4-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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