Isaiah 13:11 meaning and explanation

I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.

Isaiah 13:11, Berean Standard Bible

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In this oracle against Babylon, the LORD speaks through Isaiah, announcing the Day of the LORD, a day of judgment that reaches beyond Babylon to the whole world. The Hebrew word translated "world" is tevel, the inhabited earth, and "iniquity" is avon, guilt or the crookedness that produces it.

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