Isaiah 21:1

The Passion Translation

Here is a prophecy concerning Babylon, the Desert by the Sea: As whirlwinds rushing in from the southland, an invader comes in from the desert, from a land to be feared.

Cross References

Isaiah 13:1

This is the prophecy against Babylon that God revealed to Isaiah, son of Amoz:

Isaiah 13:13

Therefore, I will make the heavens shudder and the earth shake from its foundation because of the wrath of the Lord, Commander of Angel Armies, in the day of his fierce anger.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord Yahweh will most certainly show tender mercy to the Israelites. He will choose them again and settle them in their own land. Even foreigners will accompany them and join with the Jewish people.

Isaiah 14:14

I will rise past the tops of the clouds and rival the Most High God!’

Isaiah 14:23

“I will turn it into a swampland and a place for wild animals. Like dirt on the floor I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies.

Isaiah 17:1

This is God’s message for Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is gone! It is no longer a city, only a heap of rubble.

Isaiah 47:1

“Get down from your throne and sit in the dust, O Miss Babylon! Sit on the ground where you belong, not on a throne, O Miss Chaldea! For you will never be described again as ‘delicate and dainty.’

Isaiah 5:28

Their arrows are sharpened and every bow strung. Their horses’ hooves are hard as flint and their chariot wheels turn like the whirlwind.

Jeremiah 51:1

Yahweh says, “I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer to fight against Babylon and the heart of my enemies.

Jeremiah 51:42

The sea has risen over Babylon; she sinks beneath its crashing waves.

Jeremiah 51:51

“We were mocked and ashamed; we were covered with disgrace because foreigners had entered the temple of Yahweh’s holy places.”

Ezekiel 1:4

As I looked into the spirit realm, I saw a fierce whirlwind and a massive cloud coming toward me from the north. Within the approaching cloud I saw raging flames of fire—flames enfolding themselves in flames! And outlining the glory cloud was a radiant light. And in the center of the flashing fire, I saw a substance of blinding brilliance with the appearance of electrum.

Ezekiel 30:11

I will bring him and his savage armies to ravage the country. They will wage war against Egypt and fill the country with corpses.

Ezekiel 31:12

The most ruthless of nations cut down the cedar and left it deserted. Its broken branches littered the mountains, the valleys, and every ravine throughout the country. Those who once sat in its shadow have fled and abandoned it.

Ezekiel 38:9

You and your vast armies and those allied with you will invade the land like a great storm and advance throughout the country and cover it like a cloud.’

Daniel 11:40

“At the time of the end, the king of Egypt will lock horns with the king of Syria, but the king of Syria will come storming out against him like a whirlwind—with chariots, cavalry, and a great fleet of ships. He will pass through countries, overrun them, and sweep through them like a flood.