Isa 23:13 | NETfull | STEP | Look at the land of the Chaldeans, these people who have lost their identity! The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals. They erected their siege towers, demolished its fortresses, and turned it into a heap of ruins.

Isaiah 23:13

13 Look at the land of the Chaldeans,
these people who have lost their identity! ^{▼▼ Heb “this people [that] is not.”}
The Assyrians have made it a home for wild animals.
They erected their siege towers, ^{▼▼ For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 118 s.v. *בַּחוּן.}
demolished ^{▼▼ Or “laid bare.” For the meaning of this word, see HALOT 889 s.v. ערר.} its fortresses,
and turned it into a heap of ruins. ^{▼▼ This verse probably refers to the Assyrian destruction of Babylon.}