Isaías 13:5

5 Vienen de tierras lejanas,de los confines del horizonte.Viene el SEÑOR con las armas de su irapara destruir toda la tierra.

Isaías 13:5 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 13:5

They come from a far country, from the end of heaven
The east, as Kimchi observes; the Targum is, from the ends of the earth; the furthermost parts of it, as Persia and Media were: the former is bounded on the south side by the main ocean; and the latter, part of it by the Caspian sea; and between Babylon and these kingdoms lay the large kingdom of Assyria; so that this army might be truly said to come from a far country: [even] the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation;
the Medes and Persians, who were the instruments of his wrath and vengeance against Babylon; just as Assyria is called the rod of his anger, ( Isaiah 10:5 ) with these he is said to come, because this army was of his gathering, mustering, ordering, and directing, in his providence; the end and design of which was, to destroy the whole land;
not the whole world, as the Septuagint render it; but the whole land of Chaldea, of which Babylon was the metropolis. The Targum is,

``to destroy all the wicked of the earth.''

Isaías 13:5 In-Context

3 Ya he dado orden a mis consagrados;he reclutado a mis valientes,a los que se alegran de mi triunfo,para que ejecuten mi castigo.

4 ¡Escuchen! Se oye tumulto en las montañas,como el de una gran multitud.¡Escuchen! Se oye un estruendo de reinos,de naciones que se han reunido.El SEÑORTodopoderoso pasa revistaa un ejército para la batalla.

5 Vienen de tierras lejanas,de los confines del horizonte.Viene el SEÑOR con las armas de su irapara destruir toda la tierra.

6 ¡Giman, que el día del SEÑOR está cerca!Llega de parte del Todopoderoso como una devastación.

7 Por eso todas las manos desfallecen,todo el mundo pierde el ánimo.