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13 Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns,
    its fortresses with thistles and briers.
It shall become an abode for jackals,
    a haunt for ostriches.(A)
14 Wildcats shall meet with desert beasts,
    satyrs[a] shall call to one another;
There shall the lilith repose,
    and find for herself a place to rest.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:14 Satyrs: see note on 13:21. The lilith: a female demon thought to roam about the desert.

The burning sands will become pools,
    and the thirsty ground, springs of water;
The abode where jackals crouch
    will be a marsh for the reed and papyrus.

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