Isaiah 7:19

7:19 All of them will come and make their home 1  in the ravines between the cliffs, and in the crevices of the cliffs, in all the thorn bushes, and in all the watering holes. 2 

Isaiah 23:13

23:13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,

these people who have lost their identity! 3 

The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.

They erected their siege towers, 4 

demolished 5  its fortresses,

and turned it into a heap of ruins. 6 

1 tn Heb “and shall rest” (so KJV, ASV); NASB, NIV, NRSV “and settle.”

2 tn The meaning of this word (נַהֲלֹל, nahalol) is uncertain; some understand this as referring to another type of thorn bush. For bibliography, see HALOT 676 s.v. I *נַהֲלֹל.

3 tn Heb “this people [that] is not.”

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

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

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