Isaiah 13:22 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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. {the wild...: Heb. Iim} {desolate...: or, palaces}”

Isaiah 13:22

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It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

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. {wild...: Heb. Ziim} {doleful...: Heb. Ochim} {owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl}

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. {the wild...: Heb. Iim} {desolate...: or, palaces}

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Isaiah 13:1

"The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see."

Isaiah 13:2

"Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles."

Isaiah 13:3

"I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, {even} them that rejoice in my highness."

Isaiah 13:4

"The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle. {like...: Heb. the likeness of}"

Isaiah 13:5

"They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, {even} the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land."

Isaiah 13:6

"Howl ye; for the day of the LORD {is} at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty."

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