Isaiah 13:1-5 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see. Whenever we find the word "burden" in this association it means oracle, a speech of doom; it is never connected with blessing, hope, enlarged opportunity, or expanded liberty; it always means that judgment is swiftly coming, and may at any moment burst upon the thing that is doomed. (J. Parker, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.WEB: The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw: |