ISA 14:23 Parallel View

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ULT “And I shall make her into a possession of owls,
⇔  and pools of water,
 ⇔ and I shall sweep her with the broom of destruction,”
⇔  —the declaration of Yahweh of hosts.

UST I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live,
⇔ a place full of swamps;
 ⇔ I will destroy it completely
⇔ as though I were sweeping it with a broom.
 ⇔ That is what I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say.”

BSB “I will make her a place
⇔ for owls and for swamplands;
 ⇔ I will sweep her away
⇔ with the broom of destruction,”
⇔ declares the LORD of Hosts.

OEB No OEB ISA 14:23 verse available

WEB “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says Yahweh of Armies.

WMB “I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the LORD of Hosts.

NET “I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals
 ⇔ and covered with pools of stagnant water.
 ⇔ I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom,”
 ⇔ says the Lord who commands armies.

LSV “And have made it for a possession of a hedgehog,
And ponds of waters,
And swept it with the broom of destruction,”
A declaration of YHWH of Hosts!

FBV I will make Babylon into a place for water birds[fn] and into marshland. I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction, declares the Lord Almighty.”

14:23 Some suggest a species of owl, others the bittern.

T4T I will cause Babylon to be a place where owls live,
⇔ a place full of swamps;
 ⇔ I will get rid of it completely
⇔ as though [MET] I were sweeping it with a broom.
 ⇔ That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say.”

LEB • the hedgehog, and pools of water, • and I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,”
¶ declares[fn] Yahweh of hosts.
¶

?:? Literally “declaration of”

BBE And I will make you a heritage for the hedgehog, and pools of water: and I will go through it with the brush of destruction, says the Lord of armies.

MOF No MOF ISA book available

JPS I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

ASV I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Jehovah of hosts.

DRA And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts.

YLT And have made it for a possession of a bittern, And ponds of waters, And daubed it with the mire of destruction, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!

DBY And I will make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Jehovah of hosts.

RV I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

WBS I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

KJB I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

BB I wyll geue it to the Otters, and wyll make water puddels of it, and I wyll sweepe them out with the besome of destruction saith the Lorde of hoastes.
(I will give it to the Otters, and will make water puddels of it, and I will sweepe them out with the besome of destruction saith the Lord of hoastes.)

GNV And I wil make it a possession to ye hedgehogge, and pooles of water, and I will sweepe it with the besome of destruction, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
(And I will make it a possession to ye/you_all hedgehogge, and pooles of water, and I will sweepe it with the besome of destruction, sayeth the Lord of hostes. )

CB & wil geue it to the Otters, and wil make water poddels of it. And I wil swepe them out with the besome of destruccion, sayeth the LORDE of hoostes.
(& will give it to the Otters, and will make water poddels of it. And I will swepe them out with the besome of destruccion, sayeth the LORD of hoostes.)

WYC And Y schal sette that Babiloyne in to possessioun of an irchoun, and in to mareisis of watris; and Y schal swepe it with a beesme, and Y schal stampe, seith the Lord of oostis.
(And I shall set that Babiloyne in to possession of an irchoun, and in to mareisis of waters; and I shall swepe it with a beesme, and I shall stampe, saith/says the Lord of oostis.)

LUT und will sie machen zum Erbe den Igeln und zum Wassersee und will sie mit einem Besen des Verderbens kehren, spricht der HErr Zebaoth.
(and will they/she/them make for_the Erbe the Igeln and for_the watersee and will they/she/them with one Besen the Verderbens kehren, spricht the LORD Zebaoth.)

CLV et ponam eam in possessionem ericii, et in paludes aquarum, et scopabo eam in scopa terens, dicit Dominus exercituum.][fn]
(and ponam her in possessionem ericii, and in paludes waterrum, and scopabo her in scopa terens, dicit Master exercituum.])

14.23 Et ponam. Nihil est in ea nisi venatio regia, et coctilibus muris post annos plurimos refectis inclusa. In possessionem ericii. Mundus quoque ab ericio et paludibus possidetur modo, id est, ab immundis spiritibus; sed in fine mundi scopabit, id est, purgabit eum Dominus igne purgatorio.

14.23 And ponam. Nihil it_is in ea nisi venatio regia, and coctilibus muris after years plurimos refectis inclusa. In possessionem ericii. Mundus quoque away ericio and paludibus possidetur modo, id it_is, away immundis spiritibus; but in fine mundi scopabit, id it_is, purgabit him Master igne purgatorio.

BRN And I will make the region of Babylon desert, so that hedgehogs shall dwell there, and it shall come to nothing: and I will make it a pit of clay for destruction.

BrLXX Καὶ θήσω τὴν Βαβυλωνίαν ἔρημον, ὥστε κατοικεῖν ἐχίνους, καὶ ἔσται εἰς οὐδέν· καὶ θήσω αὐτὴν πηλοῦ βάραθρον εἰς ἀπώλειαν.
(Kai thaʸsō taʸn Babulōnian eraʸmon, hōste katoikein eⱪinous, kai estai eis ouden; kai thaʸsō autaʸn paʸlou barathron eis apōleian. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

(Occurrence 0) I will also make her

(Some words not found in UHB: and,make,her into,possession hedgehog and,pools water and,sweep,her in/on/at/with,broom destruction declares YHWH armies/angels )

The word “her” refers to the city of Babylon. Cities were often spoken of as if they were women. Alternate translation: “I will also make it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) a possession of owls

(Some words not found in UHB: and,make,her into,possession hedgehog and,pools water and,sweep,her in/on/at/with,broom destruction declares YHWH armies/angels )

This represents wild animals living in the city because there are no people there. Alternate translation: “a place where owls live” or “a place where wild animals live”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) into pools of water

(Some words not found in UHB: and,make,her into,possession hedgehog and,pools water and,sweep,her in/on/at/with,broom destruction declares YHWH armies/angels )

Causing there to be swamps or ponds of stagnant water where the city was is spoken of as making the city into those things. Alternate translation: “into a place where there are stagnant ponds”

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