Isaiah
Isaiah 13:21
21But desert creatures will lie down there,
and howling creatures will fill her houses.
Ostrichesb will dwell there,
and wild goats will leap about.
Footnotes
- b 13:21 Literally Daughters of an ostrich or Daughters of an owl
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But desert creatures | צִיִּ֔ים | ṣî·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6728 desert-dweller |
| will lie down | וְרָבְצוּ־ | wə·rā·ḇə·ṣū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out |
| there | שָׁ֣ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and howling creatures | אֹחִ֑ים | ’ō·ḥîm | Noun - masculine plural | H255 howler |
| will fill | וּמָלְא֥וּ | ū·mā·lə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| her houses | בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם | ḇāt·tê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1004 house |
| Ostriches | יַֽעֲנָ֔ה | ya·‘ă·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3284 greed (?) |
| will dwell | וְשָׁ֤כְנוּ | wə·šā·ḵə·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| there | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| and wild goats | וּשְׂעִירִ֖ים | ū·śə·‘î·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H8163 he-goat, buck |
| will leap about | יְרַקְּדוּ־ | yə·raq·qə·ḏū- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7540 skip about |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.