Isaiah 13:11

¹¹I will punish the world for its evil, the wicked for their sins. I will put an end to the arrogance of the haughty and will humble the pride of the ruthless.

Isaiah 13 opens a major section of the book, shifting from promises of a coming King to a series of oracles against the nations. This chapter delivers a devastating prophecy against Babylon, the empire that would later conquer Judah. The language is cosmic and apocalyptic: the Day o