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12 Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom,
    and all its princes shall be nothing.
13 (A)Thorns shall grow over its strongholds,
    nettles and thistles in its fortresses.
It shall be the haunt of (B)jackals,
    an abode for ostriches.[a]
14 (C)And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
    the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird[b] settles
    and finds for herself a resting-place.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:13 Or owls
  2. Isaiah 34:14 Identity uncertain