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13 Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns,
    its fortresses with thistles and briers.
It shall become an abode for jackals,
    a haunt for ostriches.(A)
14 Wildcats shall meet with desert beasts,
    satyrs[a] shall call to one another;
There shall the lilith repose,
    and find for herself a place to rest.
15 There the hoot owl shall nest and lay eggs,
    hatch them out and gather them in her shadow;
There shall the kites assemble,
    each with its mate.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:14 Satyrs: see note on 13:21. The lilith: a female demon thought to roam about the desert.