Isaiah 13:22
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses,.... The Targum and Syriac version, "in their…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And the wild beasts of the islands - (איים 'ı̂yı̂ym); see the notes at Isa 11:11; Isa 41:1, on the word rendered…
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, 1882–1921
the wild beasts of the islands R.V. wolves. The word has certainly nothing to do with that for "island." It probably…
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