Isaiah 14:22-24

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²² The Lord All-Powerful said, “I will stand and fight against those people. I will destroy the famous city, Babylon. I will destroy all the people there. I will destroy their children, their grandchildren, and their great-grandchildren.” The Lord himself said this.

²³ “I will change Babylon. It will be a place for animals,^[a] not people. It will be a swamp. I will use the ‘broom of destruction’ to sweep Babylon away.” The Lord All-Powerful said this.

God Will Also Punish Assyria

²⁴ The Lord All-Powerful made this promise: “This will happen exactly as I meant for it to happen. It will happen just the way I planned.