The Meaning of Isaiah 13:5 Explained

Isaiah 13:5

KJV: They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

YLT: They are coming in from a land afar off, From the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the instruments of His indignation, To destroy all the land.

Darby: They come from a far country, from the end of the heavens Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation to destroy the whole land.

ASV: They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They come  from a far  country,  from the end  of heaven,  [even] the LORD,  and the weapons  of his indignation,  to destroy  the whole land. 

What does Isaiah 13:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Isaiah 13

1  God musters the armies of his wrath
6  He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes
19  The desolation of Babylon

What do the individual words in Isaiah 13:5 mean?

They come from a country Far from the end of heaven Yahweh and weapons of His indignation to destroy all the land
בָּאִ֛ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יְהוָה֙ וּכְלֵ֣י זַעְמ֔וֹ לְחַבֵּ֖ל כָּל־ הָאָֽרֶץ

בָּאִ֛ים  They  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ  from  a  country 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מֶרְחָ֖ק  Far 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶרְחָק  
Sense: distant place, distance, far country.
מִקְצֵ֣ה  from  the  end 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָצֶה 
Sense: end, extremity.
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם  of  heaven 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: שָׁמַיִם  
Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וּכְלֵ֣י  and  weapons 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
זַעְמ֔וֹ  of  His  indignation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: זַעַם  
Sense: anger, indignation.
לְחַבֵּ֖ל  to  destroy 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: חָבַל 
Sense: to bind.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.