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20 It shall never be inhabited,
    nor shall it be lived in from generation to generation,
nor shall the Arabian pitch a tent there,
    nor shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie down there,
    and their houses shall be full of owls,
ostriches also shall dwell there,
    and shaggy goats shall dance there.
22 The wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses
    and jackals in their pleasant palaces.
And her time is near to come,
    and her days shall not be prolonged.

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20 She will never be inhabited(A)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(B) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(C) will lie there,
    jackals(D) will fill her houses;
there the owls(E) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats(F) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(G) will inhabit her strongholds,(H)
    jackals(I) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(J)
    and her days will not be prolonged.(K)

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