Isaiah 13:19

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 

Isaiah 23:13

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 

Isaiah 47:5

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.’

Isaiah 48:14

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 

[13:19]  ¹ tn Or “most beautiful” (NCV, TEV).

[13:19]  ² tn Heb “the beauty of the pride of the Chaldeans.”

[13:19]  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.

[23:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

[23:13]  ⁵ tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.

[23:13]  ⁶ tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.

[23:13]  ⁷ sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.

[47:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

[47:5]  ⁸ tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).

[48:14]  ¹⁰ sn This probably refers to the idol gods (see v. 5).

[48:14]  ¹¹ tn Or “friend,” or “covenant partner.”

[48:14]  ¹² tn Heb “and his arm [against] the Babylonians.”