Isaiah 13:16 meaning and explanation

Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

Isaiah 13:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks God's word against Babylon, the great empire that would later crush Judah. Verse 16 describes what invading armies commonly did in the ancient world: infants killed, homes plundered, women violated.

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