King James Version

Isaiah 14:23

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.

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וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָvesamtihaand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and put”, a completed action in a sequenceH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…לְמוֹרַ֥שׁlemorashto possessionמוֹרָשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to possession”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4180a possession; figuratively, delightpossession, thought.קִפֹּ֖דqipodbitternקִפּוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bittern”, the ordinary formH7090a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)bittern.וְאַגְמֵיveagmeand pondאֲגַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and pond”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH98a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reedspond, pool, standing (water).מָ֑יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙vetetetihaand sweepטוּאconjunction, verb, pilpel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and sweep”, a completed action in a sequenceH2894to sweep awaysweep.בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣אbematatein besomמַטְאֲטֵאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in besom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4292a broom (as removing dirt (compare English 'to dust', i.e. remove dust))besom.הַשְׁמֵ֔דhashmeddestoryשָׁמַדverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “destory”, the verb used for emphasisH8045to desolatedestory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.נְאֻ֖םneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צְבָאֽוֹתtsevaotarmyצָבָאnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And have made it for a possession of a bittern, And ponds of waters, And daubed it with the mire of destruction, The affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts!

World English Bible

“I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, and pools of water. I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” says Yahweh of Armies.

Darby Translation

And I will make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Douay-Rheims

And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will make the region of Babylon desert, so that hedgehogs shall dwell there , and it shall come to nothing: and I will make it a pit of clay for destruction.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ θήσω τὴν Βαβυλωνίαν ἔρημον, ὥστε κατοικεῖν ἐχίνους, καὶ ἔσται εἰς οὐδέν· καὶ θήσω αὐτὴν πηλοῦ βάραθρον εἰς ἀπώλειαν.