Isaiah 34:13

“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.”

Isaiah 34:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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".

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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.

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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.

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