Isaiah 13:6
¶ Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
¶ Howle yee; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
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- 1 Thessalonians 5:2–3Rank 2 from verse 6
2For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
2For your selues knowe perfectly that the day of the Lord so commeth as a thiefe in the night.
3For when they shal say, Peace and safety: then sudden destructiō commeth vpon them, as trauaile vpon a woman with childe, and they shall not escape.
- Ezekiel 30:2–3Rank 4 from verse 6
2Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord God; Howl ye, Woe worth the day!
3For the day is near, even the day of the Lord is near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.
2Sonne of man, prophecie and say, Thus saith the LORD God, Howle ye, woe worth the day.
3For the day is neere, euen the day of the LORD is neere, a cloudie day; it shalbe the time of the heathen.
- Isaiah 13:9Rank 5 from verse 6
9Behold, 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.
9Behold, the day of the LORD commeth, cruell both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
- Zephaniah 1:7Rank 6 from verse 6
- Isaiah 2:12Rank 7 from verse 6
12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:
12For the day of the LORD of hostes shall bee vpon euery one that is proud and loftie, and vpon euery one that is lifted vp, and he shalbe brought low;
- Isaiah 34:8Rank 8 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 51:8Rank 9 from verse 6
11And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
11And the LORD shall vtter his voyce before his armie, for his campe is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the *day of the LORD is great and very terrible, and who can abide it?
- Revelation 18:10Rank 11 from verse 6
10Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
10Standing afarre off for the feare of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great citie Babylon, that mighty citie: for in one houre is thy iudgement come.
- Zephaniah 1:14Rank 12 from verse 6
14The great day of the Lord is near, it is near, and hasteth greatly, even the voice of the day of the Lord: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
14The great day of the LORD is neere, it is neere, and hasteth greatly, euen the voice of the day of the LORD: the mighty man shall cry there bitterly.
- Isaiah 14:31Rank 13 from verse 6
31Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, art dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.
31‖‖Howle, O gate, crie, O citie, thou whole Palestina art dissolued, for there shal come from the North a smoke, and none shall bee alone in his appointed times.
13Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God.
13Gird your selues, and lament, yee Priests: howle, ye ministers of the Altar: come, lie all night in sackecloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drinke offering is withholden from the house of your God.
- Malachi 4:5Rank 19 from verse 6
- Zephaniah 2:2–3Rank 20 from verse 6
2Before the decree bring forth, before the day pass as the chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.
2Before the decree bring foorth, before the day passe as the chaffe, before the fierce anger of the LORD come vpon you, before the day of the LORDs anger come vpon you.
3Seeke ye the LORD all ye meeke of the earth, which haue wrought his iudgement, seeke righteousnesse, seeke meeknesse: it may be, ye shall be hid in the day of the LORDs anger.
- Ezekiel 21:12Rank 21 from verse 6
12Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my people, it shall be upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore upon thy thigh.
12‖*Cry and howle, sonne of man, for it shalbe vpon my people, it shalbe vpon all the princes of Israel: terrours, by reason of the sword, shall be vpon my people: smite therefore vpon thy thigh.
- Isaiah 23:1Rank 22 from verse 6
1THE burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.
1¶ The burden of Tyre. Howle yee ships of Tarshish, for it is laide waste, so that there is no house, no entring in: from the land of Chittim it is reuealed to them.
- Isaiah 52:5Rank 23 from verse 6
5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
5*Now therefore, what haue I here, sayth the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule ouer them, make them to howle, sayth the LORD, and my Name continually euery day is blasphemed.
- Isaiah 65:14Rank 24 from verse 6
- Jeremiah 49:3Rank 25 from verse 6
3Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
3‖*Howle, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry yee daughters of Rabbah, gird yee with sackcloth: lament and runne to and fro by the hedges: for their king shall goe into captiuitie: and his priests and his princes together.
- Jeremiah 25:34Rank 27 from verse 6
34¶ Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
34¶ *††Howle yee shepheards and cry, and wallow your selues in the ashes ye principall of the flocke: for the dayes of your slaughter, and of your dispersions are accomplished, and yee shall fall like a pleasant vessell.
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Isaiah 13:6
To cry aloud with grief, distress, or lamentation.
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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
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Possessing all power; omnipotent. As a title, the Almighty God.
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13:6¶ Howl ye; for the day of the Lord is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
13:6¶ Howle yee; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Selected passage13:7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
13:7‖Therefore shall all hands bee faint, and euery mans heart shall melt.
13:8And 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.
13:8†††And they shalbe afraid: pangs and sorrowes shall take hold of them, they shalbe in paine as a woman that trauelleth: they shalbe amazed one at another, their faces shalbe as flames.
13:9Behold, 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.
13:9Behold, the day of the LORD commeth, cruell both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate; and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.
13:10For 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.
13:10*For the starres of heauen, and the constellations thereof shall not giue their light: the sunne shalbe darkened in his going forth, and the moone shall not cause her light to shine.
13:11And 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.
13:11And I will punish the world for their euill, and the wicked for their iniquitie; and I will cause the arrogancie of the proud to cease, and will lay low the hautinesse of the terrible.
13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.
13:12I will make a man more pretious then fine gold; euen a man then the golden wedge of Ophir.
13:13Therefore 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.
13:13Therefore I will shake the heauens, and the earth shall remoue out of her place in the wrath of the LORD of hostes, and in the day of his fierce anger.
13:14And 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.
13:14And it shalbe as the chased Roe, and as a sheepe that no man taketh vp: they shall euery man turne to his owne people, and flee euery one into his owne land.
13:15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.
13:15Euery one that is found shall be thrust through: and euery one that is ioyned vnto them, shall fall by the sword.
13:16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
13:16*Their children also shalbe dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses shalbe spoiled, & their wiues rauished.
13:17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
13:17Beholde, I will stirre vp the Medes against them, which shall not regard siluer, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
13:18Their 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.
13:18 Their bowes also shall dash the yong men to pieces, and they shall haue no pitie on the fruit of the wombe; their eye shall not spare children.