Isaiah 14:23

14:23 “I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals ¹ 

and covered with pools of stagnant water.

I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom,” ² 

says the Lord who commands armies.

Isaiah 51:23

51:23 I will put it into the hand of your tormentors ³ 

who said to you, ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you.’

You made your back like the ground,

and like the street for those who walked over you.”

[14:23]  ¹ tn Heb “I will make her into a possession of wild animals.” It is uncertain what type of animal קִפֹּד (qippod) refers to. Some suggest a rodent (cf. NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”), others an owl (cf, NAB, NIV, TEV).

[14:23]  ² tn Heb “I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.”

[51:23]  ³ tn That is, to make them drink it.