| 23:1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of
Amoz did see. |
The following
section is quoted from Isaiah 13. See the note at I Nephi 20:1. 13:1 The burden of
Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
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| 23:2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain,
exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may
go into the gates of the nobles. |
13:2 Lift ye
up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto
them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of
the nobles. |
| 23:3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have
also called my mighty ones, 1for mine anger is not upon them that rejoice in
my highness. |
13:3 I have
commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my
mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice
in my highness. The change made
to the KJV italics has resulted in a text which is not
supported by the underlying Hebrew.
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| 23:4 The noise of the multitude in the mountains
like as of a great people, a tumultuous noise of the
kingdoms of nations gathered together, the Lord of Hosts
mustereth the hosts of the battle. |
13:4 The
noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great
people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations
gathered together: the Lord of hosts mustereth the host
of the battle. |
| 23:5 They come from a far country, from the end of
heaven, yea, the Lord, and the weapons of his
indignation, to destroy the whole land. |
13:5 They
come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even
the Lord, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy
the whole land. |
| 23:6 Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand; it
shall come as a destruction from the Almighty. |
13:6 Howl ye;
for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come
as a destruction from the Almighty. |
| 23:7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, every man's
heart shall melt; |
13:7
Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart
shall melt: |
| 23:8 And they shall be afraid; pangs and sorrows
shall take hold of them; they shall be amazed one at
another; their faces shall be as flames. |
13:8 And they
shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of
them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth:
they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall
be as flames. |
| 23:9 Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both
with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate;
and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it. |
13:9 Behold,
the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and
fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall
destroy the sinners thereof out of it. |
| 23:10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations
thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be
darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause
her light to shine. |
13:10 For the
stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not
give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going
forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine. |
| 23:11 And I will punish the world for evil, and the
wicked for their iniquity; I will cause the arrogancy of
the proud to cease, and will lay down the haughtiness of
the terrible. |
13:11 And I
will punish the world for their evil, and the
wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy
of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness
of the terrible. |
| 23:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold;
even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. |
13:12 I will
make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than
the golden wedge of Ophir. |
| 23:13 Therefore, I will shake the heavens, and the
earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the
Lord of Hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. |
13:13
Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall
remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of
hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger. |
| 23:14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a
sheep that no man taketh up; and they shall every man
turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own
land. |
13:14 And it
shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man
taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people,
and flee every one into his own land. |
| 23:15 Every one that is proud shall be thrust
through; yea, and 1every one
that is joined to the wicked shall fall by the sword. |
13:15 Every
one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one
that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword. Topic: KJV
Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "...whoever is caught will fall by the
sword.", NIV: "...all who are caught will fall
by the sword." 
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| 23:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces
before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled and
their wives ravished. |
13:16 Their
children also shall be dashed to pieces before their
eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives
ravished. |
| 23:17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them,
which shall not regard silver and gold, nor shall they
delight in it. |
13:17 Behold,
I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not
regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not
delight in it. The Hebrew text
contains a poetic parallel construction known as a
bicolon. "Silver" is paralleled with
"gold"; "regard" is paralleled with
"delight in". The Book of Mormon rendering
breaks up the bicolon. This was caused, no doubt, by the
removal of the italics from the KJV text.
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| 23:18 Their bows shall also dash the young men to
pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the
womb; their eyes shall not spare children. |
13:18 Their
bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they
shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye
shall not spare children. |
| 23:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty
of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God
overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. |
13:19 And
Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the
Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew
Sodom and Gomorrah. |
| 23:20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it
be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall
the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds
make their fold there. |
13:20 It
shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in
from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian
pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their
fold there. |
| 23:21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there;
and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and
owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. |
13:21 But
wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their
houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall
dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. |
| 23:22 And 1the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in
their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant
palaces; and her time is near to come, and her day shall
not be prolonged. For I will destroy her speedily; yea,
for I will be merciful unto my people, but the wicked
shall perish. |
13:22 And the
wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate
houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and
her time is near to come, and her days shall not
be prolonged. Topic: KJV
Translation Errors
[1] RSV: "Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals
in the pleasant palaces...", NIV: "Hyenas will
howl in her strongholds, jackals in her luxurious
palaces."
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