23 “And I will make it a possession of the (A)hedgehog,[a] and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.

An Oracle Concerning Assyria

24 The Lord of hosts has sworn:
(B)“As I have planned,
    so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
    so shall it stand,
25 that (C)I will break the Assyrian in my land,
    and on my mountains trample him underfoot;
and (D)his yoke shall depart from them,
    and (E)his burden from their shoulder.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl

23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(A)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(B)
    declares the Lord Almighty.(C)

24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(D)

“Surely, as I have planned,(E) so it will be,
    and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(F)
25 I will crush the Assyrian(G) in my land;
    on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke(H) will be taken from my people,
    and his burden removed from their shoulders.(I)

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