Isaiah 13:1

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The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

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Babylon was the chief city of southern Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq, and Chaldea was the surrounding southern region from which Babylon’s ruling dynasty arose. Isaiah’s oracle announces God’s judgment against this powerful imperial center, though Babylon’s later prominence also foreshadows its role in Judah’s exile.

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Isaiah 13:1 mentions Babylon and Chaldea.

Photo of Babylon — Babylon · Radomir Vrbovsky

Photo of Chaldea — Chaldea · M.Lubinski from Iraq,USA.