Isaia 13:16

16 I loro bimbi saranno schiacciati davanti ai loro occhi, le loro case saran saccheggiate, le loro mogli saranno violentate.

Isaia 13:16 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 13:16

Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their
eyes
Upon the ground, or against the wall, as was foretold should be, ( Psalms 137:8 Psalms 137:9 ) and in way of retaliation for what they did to the Jews, ( 2 Chronicles 36:17 ) and this was to be done "before their eyes", in the sight of the inhabitants, which must make it the more distressing and afflicting; and, as Kimchi observes, this phrase is to be applied to the following clauses: their houses shall be spoiled;
plundered of the substance, wealth, and riches in them, by the Persian soldiers: and their wives ravished;
by the same, and both before their eyes, and after that slain, in like manner as they had ravished the women in Zion, ( Lamentations 5:11 ) .

Isaia 13:16 In-Context

14 Allora, come gazzella inseguita o come pecora che nessuno raccoglie, ognuno si volgerà verso il suo popolo, ognuno fuggirà al proprio paese.
15 Chiunque sarà trovato sarò trafitto, chiunque sarà còlto cadrà di spada.
16 I loro bimbi saranno schiacciati davanti ai loro occhi, le loro case saran saccheggiate, le loro mogli saranno violentate.
17 Ecco, io suscito contro di loro i Medi, i quali non faranno alcun caso dell’argento, e non prendono alcun piacere nell’oro.
18 I loro archi atterreranno i giovani, ed essi non avran pietà del frutto delle viscere: l’occhio loro non risparmierà i bambini.
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