Isaiah 23:13

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,

these people who have lost their identity!

The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.

They erected their siege towers,

demolished its fortresses,

and turned it into a heap of ruins.

Isaiah 43:20

43:20 The wild animals of the desert honor me,

the jackals and ostriches,

because I put water in the desert

and streams in the wilderness,

to quench the thirst of my chosen people,


tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

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

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

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