Verse 23

Isaiah 14:23

New Living Translation

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23 “I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls, filled with swamps and marshes. I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction. I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/שַׂמְתִּ֛י/הָ לְ/מוֹרַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְ/אַגְמֵי מָ֑יִם וְ/טֵֽאטֵאתִ֨י/הָ֙ בְּ/מַטְאֲטֵ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֔ד נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת

English Translation

And I will make her a heritage for the hedgehog and for the pools of water, and I will sweep her with the broom of destruction, says the LORD of hosts.

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Chapter 14 Context

1 But the LORD will have mercy on the descendants of Jacob. He will choose Israel as his special peopl... Focus ↗

2 The nations of the world will help the people of Israel to return, and those who come to live in the... Focus ↗

3 In that wonderful day when the LORD gives his people rest from sorrow and fear, from slavery and cha... Focus ↗

4 you will taunt the king of Babylon. You will say, “The mighty man has been destroyed. Yes, your i... Focus ↗

5 For the LORD has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule. Focus ↗

6 You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with... Focus ↗

7 But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. Now it can sing again! Focus ↗

8 Even the trees of the forest — the cypress trees and the cedars of Lebanon — sing out this joy... Focus ↗

9 “In the place of the dead there is excitement over your arrival. The spirits of world leaders... Focus ↗

10 With one voice they all cry out, ‘Now you are as weak as we are! Focus ↗

11 Your might and power were buried with you. The sound of the harp in your palace has ceased. No... Focus ↗

12 “How you are fallen from heaven, O shining star, son of the morning! You have been thrown down... Focus ↗

13 For you said to yourself, ‘I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God (Elohim)’s stars.<... Focus ↗

14 I will climb to the highest heavens and be like the Most High.’ Focus ↗

15 Instead, you will be brought down to the place of the dead, down to its lowest depths. Focus ↗

16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask, ‘Can this be the one who shook the earth and made th... Focus ↗

17 Is this the one who destroyed the world and made it into a wasteland? Is this the king who dem... Focus ↗

18 “The kings of the nations lie in stately glory, each in his own tomb, Focus ↗

19 but you will be thrown out of your grave like a worthless branch. Like a corpse trampled under... Focus ↗

20 You will not be given a proper burial, for you have destroyed your nation and slaughtered your... Focus ↗

21 Kill this man’s children! Let them die because of their father’s sins! They must not rise and... Focus ↗

22 This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: “I, myself, have risen against Babylon! I will... Focus ↗

23 “I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls, filled with swamps and marshes. I will sweep th...

24 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has sworn this oath: “It will all happen as I have planned. It will b... Focus ↗

25 I will break the Assyrians when they are in Israel; I will trample them on my mountains. My pe... Focus ↗

26 I have a plan for the whole earth, a hand of judgment upon all the nations. Focus ↗

27 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken — who can change his plans? When his hand is raised,<br... Focus ↗

28 This message came to me the year King Ahaz died: Focus ↗

29 Do not rejoice, you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken — that the king who at... Focus ↗

30 I will feed the poor in my pasture; the needy will lie down in peace. But as for you, I will w... Focus ↗

31 Wail at the gates! Weep in the cities! Melt with fear, you Philistines! A powerful army comes... Focus ↗

32 What should we tell the Philistine messengers? Tell them, “The LORD has built Jerusalem ; its wal... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 14 (32 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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