Isaiah 13:20-22

King James Version

²⁰It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

²¹But 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.

²²And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

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Isaiah 13:20-22

New International Version

²⁰She will never be inhabited^(A)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads^(B) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
²¹But desert creatures^(C) will lie there,
    jackals^(D) will fill her houses;
there the owls^(E) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats^(F) will leap about.
²²Hyenas^(G) will inhabit her strongholds,^(H)
    jackals^(I) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,^(J)
    and her days will not be prolonged.^(K)

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Isaiah 13:20-22

New King James Version

²⁰^(A)It will never be inhabited,
Nor will it be settled from generation to generation;
Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there,
Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.
²¹^(B)But wild beasts of the desert will lie there,
And their houses will be full of ^[a]owls;
Ostriches will dwell there,
And wild goats will caper there.
²²The hyenas will howl in their citadels,
And jackals in their pleasant palaces.
^(C)Her time is near to come,
And her days will not be prolonged.”