Isaiah 13:1 meaning and explanation

This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:

Isaiah 13:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah son of Amoz, a prophet active in Jerusalem in the eighth century BC, opens a new oracle with this title line. The Hebrew word here translated "burden" is massa, literally a "lifting up," the standard term for a weighty prophetic message, especially one announcing judgment on a foreign nation.

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