King James Version
Isaiah 13:16 in the King James Version says “Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished .”
Isaiah 13:16 · KJV
And 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.
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished .
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
Their 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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“before their eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
“their houses”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
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