Isaiah 14:23

King James Version

²³I 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.

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Isaiah 14:23

New International Version

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)

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Isaiah 14:23

New Living Translation

²³“I will make Babylon a desolate place of owls,
filled with swamps and marshes.
I will sweep the land with the broom of destruction.
I, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

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Isaiah 14:23

English Standard Version

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.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl

Isaiah 14:23

New American Standard Bible

²³“I will also make it the property of the ^(A)hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of ^(B)destruction,” declares the Lord of armies.

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