Isaiah 13:21
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But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
In other translations
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
Hebrew words
וְרָבְצוּ־veravetzu-and they will lie downH7257שָׁםshamthereH8033צִיִּיםtziyimdesert-dwellersH6728וּמָלְאוּumal'uand they will be fullH4390בָתֵּיהֶםvateihemhouses theirH1004אֹחִים'ochimjackalsH255וְשָׁכְנוּveshakhenuand they will dwellH7931שָׁםshamthereH8033בְּנוֹתbenotdaughters ofH1323יַעֲנָהya'anahan ostrichH3284וּשְׂעִירִיםuse'irimand goatsH8163יְרַקְּדוּ־yerakedu-they will leap aboutH7540שָׁם׃shamthereH8033
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