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.
Look, the day of the LORD is coming—a terrible day filled with God's anger and fierce wrath. He will make the land empty and destroyed, wiping out the sinners who live there.
This verse warns that God's day of judgment is coming, when He will punish sin with devastating consequences.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying around 740-680 BC during a time when the Assyrian Empire was threatening nations throughout the Middle East. This particular prophecy in Isaiah 13 was directed against Babylon, which would later become a dominant world power. The 'day of the LORD' was a common prophetic theme referring to times when God would intervene decisively in human history to judge wickedness.
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