And [if thou depart] to the land of the Chaldeans, this also is laid waste by the Assyrians, for her wall is fallen.
KJV
Isaiah 23:13
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Parallel Translations
And [if you depart] to the land of the Chaldeans, this also is laid waste by the Assyrians, for her wall is fallen.
Behold, the land of the Chaldeans. This people didn’t exist. The Assyrians founded it for those who dwell in the wilderness. They set up their towers. They overthrew its palaces. They made it a ruin.
Cross References
Habakkuk 1:6Isaiah 10:72 Kings 20:12Ezekiel 26:7–21Genesis 10:10–11Psalms 72:9Genesis 11:92 Kings 17:24Isaiah 13:19Genesis 11:312 Chronicles 33:11Acts 7:4Daniel 4:30Job 1:17Genesis 2:14
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