King James Version
Isaiah 13:18 in the King James Version says “Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shal...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Isaiah 13:18 · KJV
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.
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. as: Heb. as the overthrowing
It 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.
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“the young men”
H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“and they shall have no pity”
H7355to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“their eye”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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