Graphic Bible · Scene 6 of 7

Silver cannot turn them aside. PROPHETIC WARNING | The Medes are named as attackers unmoved by silver or gold. A bow beside disregarded treasure interprets that refusal; the text retains the warning against young and vulnerable people.
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Isaiah 13:17-18

Silver cannot turn them aside

The Fall of Babylon · Isaiah 13

Story guide: Silver cannot turn them aside. PROPHETIC WARNING | The Medes are named as attackers unmoved by silver or gold.

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17Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who do not value silver and do not delight in gold.

18And their bows will dash young men to pieces; they will show no compassion on the fruit of the womb; their eyes will not spare children.

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