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Isaiah 23:13

NETBible	Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity!¹ The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers,² demolished³ its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account! The Assyrians have made it a place for desert creatures; they raised up their siege towers, they stripped its fortresses bare and turned it into a ruin.
NASB © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Behold, the land of the Chaldeans—this is the people which was not; Assyria appointed it for desert creatures—they erected their siege towers, they stripped its palaces, they made it a ruin.
NLT © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Look at the land of Babylonia ––the people of that land are gone! The Assyrians have handed Babylon over to the wild beasts. They have built siege ramps against its walls, torn down its palaces, and turned it into a heap of rubble.
MSG © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Look at what happened to Babylon: There's nothing left of it. Assyria turned it into a desert, into a refuge for wild dogs and stray cats. They brought in their big siege engines, tore down the buildings, and left nothing behind but rubble.
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NRSV © bibleoremus Isa 23:13	Look at the land of the Chaldeans! This is the people; it was not Assyria. They destined Tyre for wild animals. They erected their siege towers, they tore down her palaces, they made her a ruin.
NKJV © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Behold, the land of the Chaldeans, This people which was not; Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert. They set up its towers, They raised up its palaces, And brought it to ruin.
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KJV	Behold the land <0776> of the Chaldeans <03778>_; this people <05971> was not, [till] the Assyrian <0804> founded <03245> (8804) it for them that dwell in the wilderness <06728>_: they set up <06965> (8689) the towers <0971> thereof, they raised up <06209> (8782) the palaces <0759> thereof; [and] he brought <07760> (8804) it to ruin <04654>_.
NASB © biblegateway Isa 23:13	Behold <02005> , the land <0776> of the Chaldeans <03778> --this <02088> is the people <05971> which was not; Assyria <0804> appointed <03245> it for desert <06716> creatures <06716> --they erected <06965> their siege <0969> towers <0969> , they stripped <06209> its palaces <0759> , they made <07760> it a ruin <04654> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eiv <1519> PREP ghn <1065> N-ASF caldaiwn <5466> N-GPM kai <2532> CONJ auth <3778> D-NSF hrhmwtai <2049> V-RPI-3S apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM assuriwn {N-GPM} oude <3761> CONJ ekei <1563> ADV soi <4771> P-DS anapausiv <372> N-NSF estai <1510> V-FMI-3S oti <3754> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM toicov <5109> N-NSM authv <846> D-GSF peptwken <4098> V-RAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	Look <02005> at the land <0776> of the Chaldeans <03778> , these <02088> people <05971> who have lost <03808> their identity <03808> ! The Assyrians <0804> have made it a home <03245> for wild animals <06728> . They erected <06965> their siege towers <0971> , demolished <06209> its fortresses <0759> , and turned <07760> it into a heap of ruins <04654> .
HEBREW	hlpml <04654> hmv <07760> hytwnmra <0759> wrre <06209> *wynwxb {wynyxb} <0971> wmyqh <06965> Myyul <06728> hdoy <03245> rwsa <0804> hyh <01961> al <03808> Meh <05971> hz <02088> Mydvk <03778> Ura <0776> Nh (23:13) <02005>

NETBible

Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity!¹ The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers,² demolished³ its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

²tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.

³tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.

⁴sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.