Isaiah

Isaiah 34:13

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

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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 (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.