KJV ORIGINAL
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Their children will be killed violently before their eyes; their homes will be destroyed and looted, and their wives will be assaulted.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the terrible consequences of war and judgment that will come upon Babylon - complete devastation including violence against the most vulnerable.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Isaiah's prophecy against Babylon, written around 700 BC when Babylon was rising as a dominant empire. Isaiah is prophesying about God's judgment that would eventually come upon Babylon through the Medes and Persians in 539 BC. Such graphic descriptions of warfare were common in ancient prophecy to emphasize the severity of divine judgment.
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