22 [a]Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers
And jackals in their luxurious (A)palaces.
Her fateful time also [b]will soon come,
And her days will not be prolonged.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 13:22 Or howling creatures
  2. Isaiah 13:22 Lit is near to come

22 Hyenas(A) will inhabit her strongholds,(B)
    jackals(C) her luxurious palaces.
Her time is at hand,(D)
    and her days will not be prolonged.(E)

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14 For (A)the palace has been neglected, the [a]populated (B)city abandoned.
[b]Hill and watch-tower have become (C)caves forever,
A delight for (D)wild donkeys, a pasture for flocks,

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  1. Isaiah 32:14 Lit multitude of the
  2. Isaiah 32:14 Or Ophel

14 The fortress(A) will be abandoned,
    the noisy city deserted;(B)
citadel and watchtower(C) will become a wasteland forever,
    the delight of donkeys,(D) a pasture for flocks,(E)

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13 Thorns will come up in its (A)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of (B)jackals
And a habitat of ostriches.

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13 Thorns(A) will overrun her citadels,
    nettles and brambles her strongholds.(B)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(C)
    a home for owls.(D)

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