23:13 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
demolished 3 its fortresses,
and turned it into a heap of ruins. 4
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,
1 tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”
2 tn For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.
3 tn Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.
4 sn This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.