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Isaiah 13:18

16 Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

17 Behold, I will stir up against them the Medes, who have no regard for silver and no desire for gold.

Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.

19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

20 She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will have no mercy on the fruit of the womb; they will not look with pity on the children.
KJV
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.
WEB
Their bows will dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb. Their eyes will not spare children.
ASV
And [their] bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
DARBY
And [their] bows 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.
BLB
And the bows will dash to pieces the young men, and [on] the fruit of the womb they will have no mercy—on sons their eye has no pity.
ÅB
og deres buer feller guttene; over fosteret i mors liv forbarmer de seg ikke, med barn har deres øye ingen medynk.
OTB
Deres buer vil slå ned de unge mennene; de vil ikke vise noen barmhjertighet mot spedbarn, og de vil ikke ha medlidenhet med barn.
B1930
og deres buer feller guttene; over fosteret i mors liv forbarmer de sig ikke, med barn har deres øie ingen medynk.

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  • 2 Kings 8:12

    “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword, dash their little ones to pieces, and rip open their pregnant women.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

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  • Isaiah 13:16

    Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished.

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  • Hosea 13:16

    Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

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  • Ezekiel 9:10

    But as for Me, I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. I will bring their deeds down upon their own heads.”

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  • Ezekiel 9:5–6

    And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!

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  • Nahum 3:10

    Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.

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  • Nahum 2:1

    One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

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