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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 13:21

19So Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of Chaldean pride, will be just as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. 20It will never be inhabited, nor will it be dwelt in from generation to generation, nor will an Arab pitch a tent there, nor will shepherds let flocks lie there. But desert creatures will lie there. Their houses will be full of owls. Ostriches will dwell there, and goat-demons will dance there. 22Hyenas will howl in their citadels and jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come— her days will not drag on long.

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 pelican and porcupine will have it, owl and raven will dwell in it. He will stretch a line of chaos over it and stones of desolation.
• Revelation 18:2He cried out with a mighty voice, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a den for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit and for every unclean bird and for every unclean and detestable beast.

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