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Isaiah 14:23

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 14:23

Verse 23 of 32

Scripture focus

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 14:23 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 14:23

Theological / Devotional

Bittern. Literally, “hedgehog.”

The besom of destruction. That is, “the broom of destruction.” The proud city is compared to offal and filth, which must be swept away. Babylon has defiled the earth, and it has no right to remain where it will continue to offend man and God. The world will be cleaner after this foul rubbish has been swept away. With these words closes “the burden of Babylon.”

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