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Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 14:23
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23 “I will make her a swampland and a region for herons,[a] and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.”
This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.
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- 14:23 Or hedgehogs; Hb obscure
Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 14:23
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Isaiah 34:10-15
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Isaiah 34:10-15
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10 It will never go out—day or night.
Its smoke will go up forever.(A)
It will be desolate, from generation to generation;
no one will pass through it forever and ever.(B)
11 Eagle owls[a] and herons[b] will possess it,
and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.(C)
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line(D) over her
for her destruction and chaos.(E)
12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
13 Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;
her fortified cities, with thistles and briers.(F)
She will become a dwelling for jackals,
an abode[c] for ostriches.(G)
14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the night birds will stay there
and will find a resting place.
15 Sand partridges[d] will make their nests there;
they will lay and hatch their eggs
and will gather their broods under their shadows.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.(H)
Isaiah 34:10-15
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Isaiah 34:10-15
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10 It will not be quenched(A) night or day;
its smoke will rise forever.(B)
From generation to generation(C) it will lie desolate;(D)
no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[a](E) and screech owl[b] will possess it;
the great owl[c] and the raven(F) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(G)
the measuring line of chaos(H)
and the plumb line(I) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
all her princes(J) will vanish(K) away.
13 Thorns(L) will overrun her citadels,
nettles and brambles her strongholds.(M)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(N)
a home for owls.(O)
14 Desert creatures(P) will meet with hyenas,(Q)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(R) will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
she will hatch them, and care for her young
under the shadow of her wings;(S)
there also the falcons(T) will gather,
each with its mate.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
Jeremiah 51:37-43
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Jeremiah 51:37-43
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37 Babylon will become a heap of rubble,
a jackals’ den,
a desolation and an object of scorn,(A)
without inhabitant.(B)
38 They will roar together like young lions;
they will growl like lion cubs.
39 While they are flushed with heat, I will serve them a feast,
and I will make them drunk so that they celebrate.[a](C)
Then they will fall asleep forever
and never wake up.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
40 I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams together with male goats.(D)
41 How Sheshak[b](E) has been captured,(F)
the praise(G) of the whole earth seized.
What a horror Babylon has become
among the nations!(H)
42 The sea has risen over Babylon;(I)
she is covered with its tumultuous waves.
43 Her cities have become a desolation,(J)
an arid desert,
a land where no one lives,
where no human being even passes through.
Jeremiah 51:37-43
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Jeremiah 51:37-43
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37 Babylon will be a heap of ruins,
a haunt(A) of jackals,
an object of horror and scorn,(B)
a place where no one lives.(C)
38 Her people all roar like young lions,(D)
they growl like lion cubs.
39 But while they are aroused,
I will set out a feast for them
and make them drunk,(E)
so that they shout with laughter—
then sleep forever(F) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(G)
40 “I will bring them down
like lambs to the slaughter,
like rams and goats.(H)
41 “How Sheshak[a](I) will be captured,(J)
the boast of the whole earth seized!
How desolate(K) Babylon will be
among the nations!
42 The sea will rise over Babylon;
its roaring waves(L) will cover her.
43 Her towns will be desolate,
a dry and desert(M) land,
a land where no one lives,
through which no one travels.(N)
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 51:41 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.
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