Isaiah 13:9 meaning and explanation

Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming— cruel, with fury and burning anger— to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.

Isaiah 13:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah speaks God's word against Babylon, the great empire of his day, announcing the coming Day of the LORD. That day is described here in stark terms: cruel, full of fury and burning anger, bringing desolation and destroying sinners.

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