23 “And I will make it a possession of the (A)hedgehog,[a] and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl

23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(A)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(B)
    declares the Lord Almighty.(C)

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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.

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14 (A)Herds shall lie down in her midst,
    all kinds of beasts;[a]
(B)even the owl and the hedgehog[b]
    shall lodge in her capitals;
a voice shall hoot in the window;
    devastation will be on the threshold;
    for (C)her cedar work will be laid bare.

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  1. Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
  2. Zephaniah 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain

14 Flocks and herds(A) will lie down there,
    creatures of every kind.
The desert owl(B) and the screech owl(C)
    will roost on her columns.
Their hooting will echo through the windows,
    rubble will fill the doorways,
    the beams of cedar will be exposed.

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14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.

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And he called out with a mighty voice,

(A)“Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!
    She has become (B)a dwelling place for demons,
a haunt (C)for every unclean spirit,
    a haunt (D)for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

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With a mighty voice he shouted:

“‘Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!’[a](A)
    She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,(B)
    a haunt for every unclean bird,
    a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Revelation 18:2 Isaiah 21:9

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

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