Isaiah 13:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Medes can't be bought off with silver or gold, and I'm sending them to attack Babylonia.

Cross References

2 Kings 17:6

before capturing it in the ninth year of Hoshea's rule. The Assyrian king took the Israelites away to Assyria as prisoners. He forced some of them to live in the town of Halah, others to live near the River Habor in the territory of Gozan, and still others to live in towns where the Median people lived.

Isaiah 21:2

What a horrible vision was shown to me— a vision of betrayal and destruction. Tell Elam and Media to surround and attack the Babylonians. The LORD has sworn to end the suffering they caused.

Isaiah 41:25

I, the LORD, appointed a ruler in the north; now he comes from the east to honour my name. He tramples kings like mud, as potters trample clay.

Jeremiah 25:25

Zimri, Elam, Media,

Jeremiah 50:3

The attack on the Babylonians will come from the north; they and their animals will run, leaving the land empty.

Jeremiah 50:30

People of Babylon, I, the LORD, promise that even your best soldiers will lie dead in the streets.

Jeremiah 50:42

Bows and arrows and swords are in their hands. The soldiers are cruel and show no pity. The hoofbeats of their horses echo like ocean waves crashing against the shore. The army has lined up for battle and is coming to attack you, people of Babylonia!

Jeremiah 50:9

In the north I am bringing great nations together. They will attack Babylon and capture it. The arrows they shoot are like the best soldiers, always finding their target.

Jeremiah 51:11

I, the LORD, want Babylon destroyed, because its army destroyed my temple. So, you kings of Media, sharpen your arrows and pick up your shields.