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Andוְdesert creaturesצִיִּיםwill lie downרָבְצוּthere,שָׁםand their housesבָתֵּיהֶםwill be filledוּמָלְאוּwith owls;אֹחִיםand ostrichesבְּנוֹת יַעֲנָהwill dwellוְשָׁכְנוּthere,שָׁםand male goatsוּשְׂעִירִיםwill danceיְרַקְּדוּthere.שָׁם
Isaiah 13:21
Study it in the app“And desert creatures will lie down there, and their houses will be filled with owls; and ostriches will dwell there, and male goats will dance there.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 13:21, word by word
- desert creaturesצִיִּיםtsiyim
desert dweller
One who lives in the desert: a nomad or a wild animal of the wilderness.
Where else “tsiyim” appears- will lie downרָבְצוּravtsu
lie down, crouch
Lie down, crouch, like an animal at rest or lying in wait.
Where else “ravtsu” appears- and their housesבָתֵּיvate
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vate” appears- will be filledמָלְאוּmalu
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “malu” appears- with owlsאֹחִיםochim
howling creatures, owls
Howling creatures of the ruins; the identification is uncertain (owls or other wild animals).
Where else “ochim” appears- and ostrichesבְּנוֹתbenot
young
Literally "daughter" in set phrases, like the center of the eye or an animal's age.
Where else “benot” appears- and ostrichesיַעֲנָהyaana
ostrich
Ostrich (in the phrase "daughter of the ostrich"); the identification is debated.
Where else “yaana” appears- will dwellשָׁכְנוּshachnu
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “shachnu” appears- and male goatsשְׂעִירִיםseirim
goat demon
Desert demons in goat form.
Where else “seirim” appears- will danceיְרַקְּדוּyerakdu
dance, leap
To leap: to jump, to skip, often for joy.
Where else “yerakdu” appears
Translation note
“Male goats” (שְׂעִירִים) is the same word as in Leviticus 17:7, where it speaks of beings to which sacrifices were offered.
The context
20It will never be inhabited, nor be dwelt in from generation to generation; nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, nor shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
21 · This verse (above)
22And hyenas will howl in its palaces, and jackals in the palaces of delight; and its time is near to come, and its days will not be prolonged.