Isaiah 13:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 13:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 13:16 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 13:16 — KJV
“Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.”
— Isaiah 13:16 (KJV)
Isaiah 13:16 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 13:16
“Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 13:16: children, dashed, pieces
“Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 13:16: children, also, dashed
“The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. succeeded: Heb. inherited stead: or, room”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 13:16: children, also, before
“And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 13:16: children, also, before
“Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 13:16: before, eyes, wives
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