unfoldingWord_en_tn/isa/23/13.md

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# See the land of the Chaldeans
"Chaldeans" is another name for Babylonians. AT: "See what happened to the land of the Babylonians" or "See what has happened to Babylonia"
# siege towers
Soldiers built towers or dirt ramps to attack over the walls of a city.
# Howl, you ships of Tarshish
Here "ships" represents the men on the ships. See how you translated this in [Isaiah 23:1](./01.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
# for your refuge has been destroyed
This can be stated in active form. AT: "for enemies have destroyed your refuge" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/chaldeans]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/assyria]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/desert]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/siege]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ruin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/tarshish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/refuge]]