Isaiah 13:21
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there,.... What sort of creatures are meant is not certain. The Targum renders…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there - Hebrew, (ציים tsı̂yı̂ym). This word denotes properly those animals that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 13:19-22
The great havoc and destruction which it was foretold should be made by the Medes and Persians in Babylon here end in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Isaiah 13:21-22
It shall be haunted by wild beasts and creatures of demon kind, like the jinnof the Arabs. See ch. Isa 34:11-15; Zep…