Translations
Modern
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
Traditional
The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
Literal
The burden of the wilderness the Sea: Like whirlwinds in the Negev passing through, it comes from the wilderness, from a fearsome land.
Latin
Onus deserti maris. Sicut turbines ab africo veniunt, de deserto venit, de terra horribili.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
Notes
This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: This description of Babylon might ironically suggest that the land was physically lush but spiritually empty.
from the desert, from a land of terror: (compare Deuteronomy 8:15).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
Parallels
Places
Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area
Glossary
Topics
Babylon was Called: Desert of the Sea Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Deserts: Phenomena of, Alluded to Tornadoes or Whirlwinds Isaiah: Prophecies, Reproofs, and Exhortations of Denunciations Against Babylon Medo-Persian Kingdom: Predictions Respecting: Conquest of Babylon Persia: Prophecies Concerning Whirlwind in the Valley of the Euphrates Whirlwind: Generally Came from the South