12I will make mortal man scarcer than pure gold
         And mankind than the gold of Ophir.

13Therefore I will make the heavens tremble,
         And the earth will be shaken from its place
         At the fury of the LORD of hosts
         In the day of His burning anger.

14And it will be that like a hunted gazelle,
         Or like sheep with none to gather them,
         They will each turn to his own people,
         And each one flee to his own land.

15Anyone who is found will be thrust through,
         And anyone who is captured will fall by the sword.

16Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces
         Before their eyes;
         Their houses will be plundered
         And their wives ravished.

Babylon Will Fall to the Medes

17Behold, I am going to stir up the Medes against them,
         Who will not value silver or take pleasure in gold.

18And their bows will mow down the young men,
         They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb,
         Nor will their eye pity children.

19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
         Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

20It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;
         Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there,
         Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.

21But desert creatures will lie down there,
         And their houses will be full of owls;
         Ostriches also will live there, and shaggy goats will frolic there.

22Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers
         And jackals in their luxurious palaces.
         Her fateful time also will soon come
         And her days will not be prolonged.

NASB ©1995

American Standard Version
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A man shall be more precious than gold, yea a man than the finest of gold.

Darby Bible Translation
I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir.

English Revised Version
I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.

Webster's Bible Translation
I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

World English Bible
I will make people more rare than fine gold, even a person than the pure gold of Ophir.

Young's Literal Translation
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