Isaiah 13:21 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • Its final desolationBabylon was a noble city; yet it should be wholly destroyed. None shall dwell there. It shall be a haunt for wild beasts. All this is fulfilled. The fate of...

Thompson Chains

  • OstrichesLink 4 of 5 · next Lamentations 4:3

Cross References

  • Revelation 18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
  • Isaiah 34:11–15 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. …

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Topics

  • Animals Habits of Animals
  • Babylon Prophecies concerning
  • Cyrus Prophecies concerning Cyrus
  • Isaiah The burden of Babylon
  • Ostriches General scriptures concerning Ostriches

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • But wild beasts of the desert צִיִּים ṣiyyîm צִיִּי Noun · masculine plural
  • shall lie וְרָבְצוּ wĕrābĕṣû רָבַץ Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • there; and their houses שָׁם šām Adverb בָתֵּיהֶם bāttêhem בַּיִת Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • shall be full וּמָלְאוּ ûmālĕʾww מָלֵא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • of doleful creatures אֹחִים ʾōḥîm אֹחַ Noun · masculine plural
  • and owls בְּנוֹת bĕnôt בַּת Noun · feminine plural construct יַעֲנָה yaʿănâ יַעֲנָה Noun · feminine singular
  • shall dwell וְשָׁכְנוּ wĕšākĕnû שָׁכַן Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
  • there, and satyrs שָׁם šām Adverb וּשְׂעִירִים ûśĕʿîrîm שָׂעִיר Noun · masculine plural · with and שָׁם šām Adverb
  • shall dance יְרַקְּדוּ yĕraqqĕdû רָקַד Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine plural

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