El panorama
Isaías 13 abre con “The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I…” y termina con “And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Isaías · Versión King James · 22Isaías 13:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
Isaías 13:1–8 abre con “The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.” y llega a “And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 13 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.” Nombrar a Amoz y Babylon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD , and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen country, destroy, heaven. Su relación con los versículos 4 y 6 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Isaías 13:1-8
Versión King James1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.
2Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
3I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.
4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.
5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD , and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.
6Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.
Isaías 13:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce…
Isaías 13:9–16 abre con “Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land…” y llega a “Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 13 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen arrogancy, cause, cease. Su relación con los versículos 10 y 12 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Isaías 13:9-16
Versión King James9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.
11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
Isaías 13:17-22
Versículos 17–22: Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard…
Isaías 13:17–22 abre con “Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold…” y llega a “And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 13 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Isaías 13:17-22
Versión King James17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 13:1 comienza con “The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 13:13 forma un giro natural: “Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.”
La nota final
Isaiah 13:22 deja al lector con “And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, anger, houses, land, Babylon, beasts ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.