Isaiah 13:6

6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.[a]

Isaiah 13:6 in Other Translations

KJV
6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
ESV
6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; as destruction from the Almighty it will come!
NLT
6 Scream in terror, for the day of the LORD has arrived— the time for the Almighty to destroy.
MSG
6 Wail! God's Day of Judgment is near - an avalanche crashing down from the Strong God!
CSB
6 Wail! For the day of the Lord is near. It will come like destruction from the Almighty.

Isaiah 13:6 In-Context

4 Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude! Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations massing together! The LORD Almighty is mustering an army for war.
5 They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens— the LORD and the weapons of his wrath— to destroy the whole country.
6 Wail, for the day of the LORD is near; it will come like destruction from the Almighty.
7 Because of this, all hands will go limp, every heart will melt with fear.
8 Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 14:31; Isaiah 15:2; Isaiah 16:7; Isaiah 23:1; Ezekiel 30:2; James 5:1
  • 2. S Isaiah 2:12; Joel 1:15
  • 3. S Isaiah 10:3; S Isaiah 14:15
  • 4. S Genesis 17:1

Footnotes 1

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