13:19 Babylon, the most admired 1 of kingdoms,
the Chaldeans’ source of honor and pride, 2
will be destroyed by God
just as Sodom and Gomorrah were. 3
23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,
these people who have lost their identity! 4
The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.
They erected their siege towers, 5
demolished 6 its fortresses,
and turned it into a heap of ruins. 7
47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, 8
O daughter of the Babylonians!
Indeed, 9 you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’
48:14 All of you, gather together and listen!
Who among them 10 announced these things?
The Lord’s ally 11 will carry out his desire against Babylon;
he will exert his power against the Babylonians. 12
1 tn Or “most beautiful” (NCV, TEV).
2 tn Heb “the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans.”
3 tn Heb “and Babylon…will be like the overthrow by God of Sodom and Gomorrah.” On מַהְפֵּכַת (mahpekhat, “overthrow”) see the note on the word “destruction” in 1:7.
4 tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”
5 tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.
6 tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.
7 sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.
7 tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.
8 tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).
10 sn This probably refers to the idol gods (see v. 5).
11 tn Or “friend,” or “covenant partner.”
12 tn Heb “and his arm [against] the Babylonians.”