Isaiah

Isaiah 34:13–14

¹³Her towers will be overgrown with thorns,

her fortresses with thistles and briers.

She will become a haunt for jackals,^d

an abode for ostriches.^e

¹⁴The desert creatures will meet with hyenas,

and one wild goat will call to another.

There the night creature^f will settle

and find her place of repose.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her towers	אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙	’ar·mə·nō·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
will be overgrown	וְעָלְתָ֤ה	wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with thorns	סִירִ֔ים	sî·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5518 pot
her fortresses	בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ	bə·miḇ·ṣā·re·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4013 fortification
with thistles	קִמּ֥וֹשׂ	qim·mō·wś	Noun - masculine singular	H7057 thistles or nettles
and briers	וָח֖וֹחַ	wā·ḥō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2336 brier, bramble
She will become	וְהָיְתָה֙	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a haunt	נְוֵ֣ה	nə·wêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
for jackals	תַנִּ֔ים	ṯan·nîm	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
an abode	חָצִ֖יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2681 settled abode or haunt
for ostriches	יַעֲנָֽה׃	ya·‘ă·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3284 greed (?)

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The desert creatures	צִיִּים֙	ṣî·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6728 desert-dweller
will meet	וּפָגְשׁ֤וּ	ū·p̄ā·ḡə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6298 meet, encounter
with hyenas	אִיִּ֔ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H338 jackal
and one wild goat	וְשָׂעִ֖יר	wə·śā·‘îr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8163 he-goat, buck
will call	יִקְרָ֑א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
another	רֵעֵ֣הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
There	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the night creature	לִּילִ֔ית	lî·lîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3917 Lilith
will settle	הִרְגִּ֣יעָה	hir·gî·‘āh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7280 disturb
and find	וּמָצְאָ֥ה	ū·mā·ṣə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
place of repose	מָנֽוֹחַ׃	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4494 resting-place, state, or condition of rest

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Isaiah 34:13 Jeremiah 9:11 · Jeremiah 10:22 · Psalm 44:19 · Malachi 1:3 · Isaiah 32:13–14 · Jeremiah 50:39–40 · Isaiah 35:7 · Hosea 9:6 · Isaiah 13:21–22 · Zephaniah 2:9 · Jeremiah 51:37 · Jeremiah 49:33

Isaiah 34:14 Isaiah 13:21–22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.