Isaiah 13:19 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁹ “Babylon is the most beautiful of all kingdoms. The Babylonian {\cf2\super [144]} people are very proud of their city.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans' pride, shall be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ So Babylon, a jewel among kingdoms, the Chaldeans’ splendor and pride, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah, destroyed by God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And then Babylon, the glorious one among kingdoms, that famous pride of the Chaldeans, will be destroyed, even as the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And that Babylon, glorious among kingdoms, the famous pride of the Chaldeans, shall be even as the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha.

Isaiah 13:19 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 19:24

At the same time, the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. The Lord caused fire and burning sulfur to fall out of the sky from the Lord.

Genesis 19:25

So the Lord destroyed those cities. The Lord destroyed the whole valley—all the plants and all the people living in the cities.

Isaiah 13:1

God showed Isaiah son of Amoz this sad message about Babylon.

Isaiah 21:9

Look! They are coming! I see rows of men and horse soldiers.”

Isaiah 47:5

“So Babylon, sit there and be quiet.\par Daughter of the Chaldeans, {\cf2\super [411]} \par go into the darkness.\par Why? Because you will no longer be\par ‘The Queen of the Kingdoms.’\par

Isaiah 48:14

“All of you, come here\par and listen to me!\par Did any of the false gods\par say these things would happen?\par No!”\par

Jeremiah 25:12

“But when the 70 years have passed, I will punish the king of Babylon. I will punish the nation of Babylon.” This message is from the Lord. “I will punish the land of the Babylonians for their sins. I will make that land a desert forever.

Jeremiah 49:18

Edom will be destroyed\par like Sodom and Gomorrah {\cf2\super [401]} \par and the towns around them.\par No people will live there.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Jeremiah 50:40

God completely destroyed\par Sodom and Gomorrah {\cf2\super [414]} \par and the towns around them.\par \{And no person lives in those towns now.\}\par In the same way, no people\par will live in Babylon.\par And no people will ever go to live there.\par

Jeremiah 51:26

People will not take any rocks from Babylon\par to use for the foundation of a building.\par People will not find any rocks\par big enough for cornerstones.\par Why? Because your city will be\par a pile of broken rocks forever.”\par The Lord said these things.\par

Jeremiah 51:29

The land shakes and moves like it is in pain.\par It will shake when the Lord does what he planned to Babylon.\par The Lord’s plan is to make the land of Babylon into an empty desert.\par No person will live there.\par

Jeremiah 51:41

“Sheshach {\cf2\super [427]} will be defeated.\par The best and proudest country\par of the whole earth\par will be taken captive.\par People from other nations\par will look at Babylon,\par and the things they see\par will make them afraid.\par

Jeremiah 51:62

Then say, ‘Lord, you have said that you will destroy this place, Babylon. You will destroy it so that no people or animals will live in it. This place will be an empty ruin forever.’

Amos 4:11

“I destroyed you like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [55]} And those cities were completely destroyed. You were like a burnt stick pulled from a fire. But still you didn’t come back to me \{for help\}.” The Lord said those things.

Zephaniah 2:9

So, as sure as I am alive, Moab and the people of Ammon will be destroyed like Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [17]} I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. And I promise those countries will be completely destroyed forever. Their land will be overgrown with weeds. Their land will be like the land covered with salt by the Dead Sea. The survivors of my people will take that land and all the things left in it.”

Romans 9:29

It is like Isaiah said:

Deuteronomy 29:23

All the land will be useless—destroyed by burning sulfur and covered with salt. The land will have nothing planted in it. Nothing will be growing—not even weeds. The land will be destroyed like Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, the cities the Lord destroyed when he was very angry.

Revelation 18:11

“And the merchants {\cf2\super [132]} of the earth will cry and be sad for her (Babylon). They will be sad because now there is no one to buy the things they sell.

Revelation 18:19

They threw dust on their heads. They cried and were sad. They said loudly: