39 Therefore, desert creatures[a] will live with hyenas,
and ostriches will also live in her.
It will never again be inhabited
or lived in through all generations.(A)
40 Just as God demolished Sodom and Gomorrah
and their neighboring towns(B)
this is the Lord’s declaration—
so no one will live there;
no human being will stay in it even temporarily
as a temporary resident.(C)

The Conquest of Babylon

41 Look! A people comes from the north.(D)
A great nation and many kings will be stirred up
from the remote regions of the earth.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 50:39 Or desert demons

39 “So desert creatures(A) and hyenas will live there,
    and there the owl will dwell.
It will never again be inhabited
    or lived in from generation to generation.(B)
40 As I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah(C)
    along with their neighboring towns,”
declares the Lord,
“so no one will live there;
    no people will dwell in it.(D)

41 “Look! An army is coming from the north;(E)
    a great nation and many kings
    are being stirred(F) up from the ends of the earth.(G)

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