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Babylon’s Desolation

22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, “and I will eliminate from Babylon her name and survivors, her offspring and descendants,”[a] declares the Lord. 23 “And[b] I’m going to make it a possession of the hedgehog—pools[c] of water—and I’ll sweep[d] with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

24 The Lord of the Heavenly Armies has sworn:

“Surely as I have planned,
    that’s what she[e] will become;[f]
and just as I have determined,
    so will it remain—

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 14:22 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and her offspring and descendants; LXX lacks and descendants
  2. Isaiah 14:23 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack And
  3. Isaiah 14:23 So 1QIsaa; MT reads and pools
  4. Isaiah 14:23 So 1QIsaa; MT reads sweep it
  5. Isaiah 14:24 I.e. Babylon
  6. Isaiah 14:24 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads so has she been

22 “I will rise up(A) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(B) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,(C)
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(D)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(E)
    declares the Lord Almighty.(F)

24 The Lord Almighty has sworn,(G)

“Surely, as I have planned,(H) so it will be,
    and as I have purposed, so it will happen.(I)

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