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Isaiah 13:21
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Isaiah 13:21
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21 (A)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.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:21 Or howling creatures
Isaiah 13:21
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Isaiah 13:21
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Isaiah 13:21
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Isaiah 13:21
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21 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.
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Isaiah 13:21
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Isaiah 13:21
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21 But (A)wild animals will lie down there,
and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there (B)ostriches[a] will dwell,
and there wild goats will dance.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 13:21 Or owls
Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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11 (A)But the [a]pelican and the [b]porcupine shall possess it,
Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
And (B)He shall stretch out over it
The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:11 Or owl
- Isaiah 34:11 Or hedgehog
Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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11 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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Isaiah 34:11
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Isaiah 34:11
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11 (A)But the hawk and the porcupine[a] shall possess it,
the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
(B)He shall stretch the line of (C)confusion[b] over it,
and the plumb line of emptiness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:11 The identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain
- Isaiah 34:11 Hebrew formlessness
Isaiah 34:13-15
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Isaiah 34:13-15
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13 And (A)thorns shall come up in its palaces,
Nettles and brambles in its fortresses;
(B)It shall be a habitation of jackals,
A courtyard for ostriches.
14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the [a]jackals,
And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion;
Also [b]the night creature shall rest there,
And find for herself a place of rest.
15 There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs
And hatch, and gather them under her shadow;
There also shall the hawks be gathered,
Every one with her mate.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:14 Lit. howling creatures
- Isaiah 34:14 Heb. lilith
Isaiah 34:13-15
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Isaiah 34:13-15
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13 Thorns(A) will overrun her citadels,
nettles and brambles her strongholds.(B)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(C)
a home for owls.(D)
14 Desert creatures(E) will meet with hyenas,(F)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(G) will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
she will hatch them, and care for her young
under the shadow of her wings;(H)
there also the falcons(I) will gather,
each with its mate.
Isaiah 34:13-15
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Isaiah 34:13-15
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13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
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Isaiah 34:13-15
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Isaiah 34:13-15
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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.
15 There the owl nests and lays
and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow;
indeed, there (D)the hawks are gathered,
each one with her mate.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:13 Or owls
- Isaiah 34:14 Identity uncertain
Jeremiah 50:39
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Jeremiah 50:39
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39 “Therefore(A) the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals,
And the ostriches shall dwell in it.
(B)It shall be inhabited no more forever,
Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 50:39
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Jeremiah 50:39
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Jeremiah 50:39
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Jeremiah 50:39
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39 Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
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Jeremiah 50:39
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Jeremiah 50:39
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39 (A)“Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon,[a] and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.
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- Jeremiah 50:39 Hebrew lacks in Babylon
Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 (A)Babylon shall become a heap,
A dwelling place for jackals,
(B)An astonishment and a hissing,
Without an inhabitant.
Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a dwellingplace for dragons, an astonishment, and an hissing, without an inhabitant.
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Jeremiah 51:37
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Jeremiah 51:37
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37 and Babylon shall become (A)a heap of ruins,
(B)the haunt of jackals,
(C)a horror (D)and a hissing,
without inhabitant.
Zephaniah 2:14
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Zephaniah 2:14
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14 The herds shall lie down in her midst,
(A)Every beast of the nation.
Both the (B)pelican and the bittern
Shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars;
Their voice shall sing in the windows;
Desolation shall be at the threshold;
For He will lay bare the (C)cedar work.
Zephaniah 2:14
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Zephaniah 2:14
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Zephaniah 2:14
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Zephaniah 2:14
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14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds; for he shall uncover the cedar work.
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Zephaniah 2:14
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Zephaniah 2:14
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14 (A)Herds shall lie down in her midst,
all kinds of beasts;[a]
(B)even the owl and the hedgehog[b]
shall lodge in her capitals;
a voice shall hoot in the window;
devastation will be on the threshold;
for (C)her cedar work will be laid bare.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:14 Hebrew beasts of every nation
- Zephaniah 2:14 The identity of the animals rendered owl and hedgehog is uncertain
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