Isaiah 13:20-22

Contemporary English Version

²⁰ No one will live in Babylon.
Even nomads won't camp nearby,
    and shepherds won't let
    their sheep rest there.
^21 (A) Only desert creatures,
    hoot owls, and ostriches
will live in its ruins,
    and goats^[a] will leap about.
²² Hyenas and wolves will howl
from Babylon's fortresses
    and beautiful palaces.
Its time is almost up!