Verse 21
Isaiah 13:21
Bible in Basic English
21
But the beasts of the waste land will have their holes there; and the houses will be full of crying jackals, and ostriches will have their place there, and evil spirits will be dancing there.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/רָבְצוּ שָׁ֣ם צִיִּ֔ים וּ/מָלְא֥וּ בָתֵּי/הֶ֖ם אֹחִ֑ים וְ/שָׁ֤כְנוּ שָׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔ה וּ/שְׂעִירִ֖ים יְרַקְּדוּ שָֽׁם
English Translation
And there the ostriches will lie down, and their homes will be filled with owls, and there the daughters of the owl will dwell, and goats will dance there.
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Chapter 13 Context
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