Isa 14:23, Jer 50:3, 13, 21, 39, 45, 51:25, 29, 43, 62-64, Rev 18:21-23 | ESV | STEP | And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog , and pools of water , and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction , declares the Lord of hosts .

aa[See ver. 63 above]

ab ver. 58

ac ch. 5:2; 10:1

ad[Jer. 51:63, 64]

ae ver. 10

af Isa. 14:11; 24:8; Ezek. 26:13

ag Eccles. 12:4; Jer. 25:10

ah Jer. 7:34; 16:9; 33:11

ai Isa. 23:8

aj Nah. 3:4

Isaiah 14:23

23 “And I will make it a possession of the ^ahedgehog, ^{▼▼Possibly porcupine, or owl} and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.

Jeremiah 50:3

3 “For ^cout of the north a nation has come up against her, ^dwhich shall make her land a desolation, and none shall dwell in it; ^eboth man and beast shall flee away.

Jeremiah 50:13

13 ^fBecause of the wrath of the Lord she shall not be inhabited
but shall be an utter desolation;
^geveryone who passes by Babylon shall be appalled,
^hand hiss because of all her wounds.

Jeremiah 50:21

21 “Go up against the land of Merathaim, ^{▼▼ Merathaim means double rebellion}
and against the inhabitants of Pekod. ^{▼▼ Pekod means punishment}
Kill, ^kand devote them to destruction, ^{▼▼That is, set apart ( devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)}

declares the Lord,
and do all that I have commanded you.

Jeremiah 50:39

39 ^m“Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.

Jeremiah 50:45

45 Therefore hear ⁿthe plan that the Lord has made against Babylon, ^oand the purposes that he has formed against the land of the Chaldeans: ^pSurely the little ones of their flock shall be dragged away; surely their fold shall be appalled at their fate.

Jeremiah 51:25

25 “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain,

declares the Lord,
which destroys the whole earth;
I will stretch out my hand against you,
and roll you down from the crags,
^qand make you a burnt mountain.

Jeremiah 51:29

29 ^rThe land trembles and writhes in pain,
^sfor the Lord’s purposes against Babylon stand,
to make the land of Babylon a desolation,
without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 51:43

43 Her cities have become a horror,
^ta land of drought and a desert,
^ua land in which no one dwells,
and through which no son of man passes.

Jeremiah 51:62-64

62 and say, ‘O Lord, you have said concerning this place that you will cut it off, so ^vthat nothing shall dwell in it, neither man nor beast, and it shall be ^wdesolate forever.’ 63 When you finish reading this book, ^x, ^ytie a stone to it ^zand cast it into the midst of the Euphrates, 64 and say, ^aa‘Thus shall Babylon sink, to rise no more, because of the disaster that I am bringing upon her, ^aband they shall become exhausted.’”

Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

Revelation of John 18:21-23

21 Then ^aca mighty angel ^adtook up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying,

“So will Babylon ^aethe great city be thrown down with violence,
and will be found no more;
22 and ^afthe sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters,
will be heard in you no more,
and a craftsman of any craft
will be found in you no more,
and ^agthe sound of the mill
will be heard in you no more,
23 and the light of a lamp
will shine in you no more,
and ^ahthe voice of bridegroom and bride
will be heard in you no more,
for ^aiyour merchants were the great ones of the earth,
and all nations were deceived ^ajby your sorcery.