14:23 “I will turn her into a place that is overrun with wild animals1
and covered with pools of stagnant water.
I will get rid of her, just as one sweeps away dirt with a broom,”2
says the Lord who commands armies.
[14:23]1tnHeb “I will make her into a possession of wild animals.” It is uncertain what type of animal קִפֹּד (qippod) refers to. Some suggest a rodent (cf. NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”), others an owl (cf, NAB, NIV, TEV).
[14:23]2tnHeb “I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction.”