Isaiah 13:21 — Bible Verse (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.”
Isaiah 13:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 13:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 13:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But wild animals of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of jackals. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will frolic there.”
Isaiah 13:21 — World English Bible
Isaiah 13:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there. ”
Isaiah 13:21 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 13:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Ziim have lain down there, And full have been their houses of howlings, And dwelt there have daughters of an ostrich, And goats do skip there.”
Isaiah 13:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 13:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of owls; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there. ”
Isaiah 13:21 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 13:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Ziim shall lodge there, and their houses shall be ful of Ohim: Ostriches shall dwel there, and the Satyrs shall dance there.”
Isaiah 13:21 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 13:21 in Context — Isaiah 13
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21 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.
22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
What Does Isaiah 13:21 Mean?
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