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.
And it will be like a hunted deer, and like a sheep that no one gathers up: every person will turn back to their own people, and each one will flee to their own homeland.
The writer is describing how people will scatter and run back to their home countries like frightened animals when disaster strikes.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah 13 is a prophetic oracle in the book of Isaiah, written around the 8th century BC, where the prophet foretells God's judgment on Babylon as a powerful empire that oppressed Israel and other nations. This verse uses vivid imagery of a hunted deer and a stray sheep to depict the chaos and dispersion of Babylon's people or invaders during their defeat, emphasizing the futility of human pride against divine intervention. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when Babylon fell to the Persian Empire in 539 BC, marking the end of its dominance.
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