Isaiah 13:21

Isaiah 13:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)But desert creatures will lie there, jackals will fill her houses; there the owls will dwell, and there the wild goats will leap about.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But wild animals will lie down there, and their houses will be full of howling creatures; there ostriches will dwell, and there wild goats will dance.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Desert animals will move into the ruined city, and the houses will be haunted by howling creatures. Owls will live among the ruins, and wild goats will go there to dance.

Context of Isaiah 13:21

19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, The beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20It 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. But wild beasts of the desert will lie there, And their houses will be full of owls; Ostriches will dwell there, And wild goats will caper there. 22The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, And her days will not be prolonged.”

Isaiah 13:21 word by word

וְרָבְצוּ־שָׁ֣ם צִיִּ֔ים וּמָלְא֥וּ בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם אֹחִ֑ים וְשָׁ֤כְנוּ שָׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔ה וּשְׂעִירִ֖ים יְרַקְּדוּ־שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But wild beasts of the desertצִיtsîyîy · wild beastH6728
• shall lieרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• there; and their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• shall be fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• of doleful creaturesאֹחַ'ôach · howling animalH255
• and owlsיַעֲנָהya‛ănâh · ostrichH3284
• and owlsבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• shall dwellשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• there, and satyrsשָׂעִירώâ‛îyr ώâ‛ir · satyrH8163
• shall danceרָקַדrâqad · to skip aboutH7540

Cross-references for Isaiah 13:21

• Isaiah 34:11But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it, Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And He shall stretch out over it The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.
• Revelation 18:2And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird!

Commentaries on Isaiah 13:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Satyrs - A kind of beast like to man, which is called מרמוטש marmots, a monkey. - Rabbi Parchon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there - Hebrew, (ציים tsı̂yı̂ym ). This word denotes properly those animals that dwell in dry and desolate places, from צי tsı̂y “a waste, a desert.” The ancient versions have differed considerably in the interpretation. The Septuagint in different places renders it, ́ Thēria - Wild animals;‘ or ́ daimonia - Demons.‘ The Syriac, Wild animals, spirits, sirens.‘ Vulgate, Beasts, demons, dragons.‘ Abarbanel renders…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 Babylon was a noble city; yet it should be wholly destroyed. None shall dwell there. It shall be a haunt for wild beasts. All this is fulfilled. The fate of this proud city is a proof of the truth of the Bible, and an emblem of the approaching ruin of the New Testament Babylon; a warning to sinners to flee from the wrath to come, and it encourages believers to expect victory over every enemy of their souls, and of the church of God. The whole…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22This image of Babylon as a forever haunted ruin contrasts with its greatness at its height (see Daniel 4:29–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. wild beasts--Hebrew, tsiyim, animals dwelling in arid wastes. Wild cats, remarkable for their howl [Bochart]. doleful creatures--"howling beasts," literally, "howlings" [Maurer]. owls--rather, "ostriches"; a timorous creature, delighting in solitary deserts and making a hideous noise [Bochart]. satyrs--sylvan demi-gods--half man, half goat--believed by the Arabs to haunt these ruins; probably animals of the goat-ape species [Vitringa]…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 13:21

• Animals
• Cyrus
• Ostriches
• Owl

In the dictionaries

• Doleful creatures
• Babylon
• Dance
• Devil
• Glory
• Goat
• Haughtiness
• Howl
• Owl
• Satyr

Commentaries on Isaiah 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings