Genesis 11:28

11:28 Haran died in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldeans, ¹  while his father Terah was still alive. ² 

Isaiah 23:13

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,

these people who have lost their identity! ³ 

The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.

They erected their siege towers, ⁴ 

demolished ⁵  its fortresses,

and turned it into a heap of ruins. ⁶ 

Habakkuk 1:6

1:6 Look, I am about to empower ⁷  the Babylonians,

that ruthless ⁸  and greedy ⁹  nation.

They sweep across the surface ¹⁰  of the earth,

seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.

[11:28]  ¹ sn The phrase of the Chaldeans is a later editorial clarification for the readers, designating the location of Ur. From all evidence there would have been no Chaldeans in existence at this early date; they are known in the time of the neo-Babylonian empire in the first millennium b.c.

[11:28]  ² tn Heb “upon the face of Terah his father.”

[23:13]  ³ tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

[23:13]  ⁴ tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.

[23:13]  ⁵ tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.

[23:13]  ⁶ sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.

[1:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “raise up” (so KJV, ASV).

[1:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “bitter.” Other translation options for this word in this context include “fierce” (NASB, NRSV); “savage” (NEB); or “grim.”

[1:6]  ⁹ tn Heb “hasty, quick.” Some translate here “impetuous” (so NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV) or “rash,” but in this context greed may very well be the idea. The Babylonians move quickly and recklessly ahead in their greedy quest to expand their empire.

[1:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the open spaces.”