And bramblesוְ סִירִיםwill come upעָלְתָהin its palaces,אַרְמְנֹתֶיהָnettlesקִמּוֹשׂand thistlesוָחוֹחַin its fortresses;בְּמִבְצָרֶיהָand it will beוְהָיְתָהan abodeנְוֵהof jackals,תַנִּיםan enclosureחָצִירfor ostriches.לִבְנוֹת יַעֲנָה
Isaiah 34:13
Study it in the app“And brambles will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be an abode of jackals, an enclosure for ostriches.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 34:13, word by word
- And bramblesסִירִיםsirim
thorn
Thorns thrown on the fire under the pot, or hooks for dragging someone away.
Where else “sirim” appears- will come upעָלְתָהalta
rise
To rise: the sun, the smoke.
Where else “alta” appears- in its palacesאַרְמְנֹתֶיarmnote
citadel, fortress
Citadel, fortified palace: the high and strongest part of a city or of the king's house.
Where else “armnote” appears- nettlesקִמּוֹשׂkimos
thorns, thistles
Thorns, a prickly plant.
Where else “kimos” appears- and thistlesחוֹחַchoach
thistle
A wild plant full of prickles that grows on abandoned land.
Where else “choach” appears- in its fortressesמִבְצָרֶיmivtsare
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsare” appears- and it will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- an abodeנְוֵהneve
abode
A place to live.
Where else “neve” appears- of jackalsתַנִּיםtanim
jackal
A wild dog that lives among ruins.
Where else “tanim” appears- an enclosureחָצִירchatsir
abode, court
An abode, a place where one lives; also an enclosure.
Where else “chatsir” appears- for ostrichesבְנוֹתvenot
young
Literally "daughter" in set phrases, like the center of the eye or an animal's age.
Where else “venot” appears- for ostrichesיַעֲנָהyaana
ostrich
Ostrich (in the phrase "daughter of the ostrich"); the identification is debated.
Where else “yaana” appears
The context
12Its nobles, and there is no kingdom there that they will proclaim, and all its princes will be nothing.
13 · This verse (above)
14And desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and the male goat will call to its companion; yes, there Lilith will rest and find for herself a resting place.