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Isaiah 14:23 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Isaiah 14:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 14 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
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Commentary on 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.' The great city becomes swampland inhabited by birds (bittern—a type of heron; could also be hedgehog or porcupine depending on translation). 'Pools of water' suggests environmental reversal—the irrigated, cultivated land returns to marsh. The metaphor 'sweep it with the besom (broom) of destruction' indicates thorough cleaning out, total removal. This is de-creation—reversing human development, returning to primordial chaos. The once-magnificent ci...
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Cross-References for Isaiah 14:23
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“all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds”
“behold”
“a second angel”
“and the plumb line of emptiness.”
“and their houses will be full of jackals. Ostriches will dwell there”
“The sea is come up upon Babylon: she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof.”
“I am against you”
“saying”
“saying”
“and the plummet of the house of Ahab; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish”