Isaiah 14:22-24
New King James Version
Babylon Destroyed
22 “For I will rise up against them,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And cut off from Babylon (A)the name and (B)remnant,
(C)And offspring and posterity,” says the Lord.
23 “I will also make it a possession for the (D)porcupine,
And marshes of muddy water;
I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says the Lord of hosts.
Assyria Destroyed
24 The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying,
“Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass,
And as I have purposed, so it shall (E)stand:
Isaiah 14:22-24
New American Standard Bible
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of armies, “and eliminate from Babylon (A)name and survivors, (B)offspring and descendants,” declares the Lord. 23 “I will also make it the property of the (C)hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of (D)destruction,” declares the Lord of armies.
Judgment on Assyria
24 The Lord of armies has sworn, saying, “Certainly, (E)just as I have intended, so it has happened, and just as I have planned, so it will stand,
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Isaiah 14:22-24
English Standard Version
22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and (A)remnant, (B)descendants and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23 “And I will make it a possession of the (C)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:
(D)“As I have planned,
so shall it be,
and as I have purposed,
so shall it stand,
Footnotes
- Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl
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