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Isaiah 14:21-23
English Standard Version
Isaiah 14:21-23
English Standard Version
21 Prepare slaughter for his sons
(A)because of the guilt of their fathers,
lest they rise and possess the earth,
and fill the face of the world with cities.”
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and (B)remnant, (C)descendants and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23 “And I will make it a possession of the (D)hedgehog,[a] and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
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- Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl
Isaiah 14:21-23
New King James Version
Isaiah 14:21-23
New King James Version
21 Prepare slaughter for his children
(A)Because of the iniquity of their fathers,
Lest they rise up and possess the land,
And fill the face of the world with cities.”
Babylon Destroyed
22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon (B)the name and (C)remnant,
(D)And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
23 “I will also make it a possession for the (E)porcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Isaiah 14:21-23
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 14:21-23
New American Standard Bible
21 Prepare a place of slaughter for his sons
Because of the (A)wrongdoing of their fathers.
They must not arise and take possession of the earth,
And fill the surface of the world with cities.”
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of armies, “and eliminate from Babylon (B)name and survivors, (C)offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord. 23 “I will also make it the property of the (D)hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of (E)destruction,” declares the Lord of armies.
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Isaiah 14:21-23
New International Version
Isaiah 14:21-23
New International Version
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his children(A)
for the sins of their ancestors;(B)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
22 “I will rise up(C) against them,”
declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(D) and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,(E)”
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(F)
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(G)”
declares the Lord Almighty.(H)
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