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12 The ·important people [nobles] will have ·no one left to rule them [or nothing to call a kingdom];
    the ·leaders [officials; princes] will ·all be gone [or be nothing].
13 Thorns will ·take over [overrun] the ·strong towers [strongholds; citadels],
    and wild bushes will grow in the ·walled cities [fortresses].
It will be a home for ·wild dogs [jackals]
    and a place for ·owls [or ostriches] to live.
14 Desert animals will live with the hyenas,
    and wild goats will call to their friends.
Night animals will live there
    and find a place of rest.

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