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
This verse is part of Isaiah's prophecy against Babylon, likely written around 700 BC when Babylon was rising to power. Isaiah is describing how the diverse population of foreign workers, soldiers, and merchants in Babylon would flee back to their homelands when God's judgment fell upon the city. This prophecy was fulfilled when the Medo-Persian empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC.
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