21 But desert creatures(A) will lie there,
    jackals(B) will fill her houses;
there the owls(C) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats(D) will leap about.
22 Hyenas(E) will inhabit her strongholds,(F)
    jackals(G) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(H)
    and her days will not be prolonged.(I)

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21 But (A)wild animals will lie down there,
    and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there (B)ostriches[a] will dwell,
    and there wild goats will dance.
22 Hyenas[b] will cry in its towers,
    and (C)jackals in (D)the pleasant palaces;
its time is close at hand
    and its days will not be prolonged.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:21 Or owls
  2. Isaiah 13:22 Or foxes

21 But desert creatures will lie down there,
and owls will fill the houses.
Ostriches will dwell there,
and wild goats will leap about.(A)
22 Hyenas will howl in the fortresses,
and jackals, in the luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time is almost up;
her days are almost over.

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