Isaiah 14:23

““And I will make it a possession for the hedgehog and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares YHWH Tsevaot.”

Isaiah 14:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 14:23, word by word

“And I will make itשַׂמְתִּיsamti

make

To turn something into another: "I will turn him into a nation".

Where else “samti” appears
a possessionמוֹרַשׁmorash

possession, desire

A possession, what someone holds as his own; figuratively, what the heart desires.

Where else “morash” appears
for the hedgehogקִפֹּדkipod

hedgehog? (uncertain)

An animal of desolate places; the identification is uncertain: hedgehog or porcupine, or a bird such as the bittern.

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and poolsאַגְמֵיagme

pool

A pool of still water that forms in low ground.

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of waterמָיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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and I will sweep itטֵאטֵאתִיteteti

sweep

To sweep, to sweep away.

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with the broomמַטְאֲטֵאmatate

broom

A broom.

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of destructionהַשְׁמֵדhashmed

destroy

Destroy completely, exterminate.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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The context

22“And I will rise up against them,” declares YHWH Tsevaot, “and I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, progeny and posterity,” declares YHWH.

23 · This verse (above)

24YHWH Tsevaot has sworn, saying, “Surely as I have intended, so it will be, and as I have planned, it will stand:

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