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13 Thorns will grow over its palaces,
    nettles and brambles its fortresses.
It will become a haunt for jackals,
    a home for ostriches.
14 And desert creatures will meet with hyenas,
    and goat-demons will call out to each other.
There also Liliths[a] will settle,
    and find for themselves[b] a resting place.
15 Owls[c] will nest there, lay eggs,
    hatch them, and care for their young
        under the shadow of their wings;[d]
yes[e] indeed, vultures will gather there,
    each one with its mate.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:14 I.e. desert demons of the night
  2. Isaiah 34:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads The Lilith will settle, and find for itself
  3. Isaiah 34:15 Or tree-snakes; LXX reads Hedgehogs
  4. Isaiah 34:15 Lit. in her shadow
  5. Isaiah 34:15 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks yes

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)
14 Desert creatures(E) will meet with hyenas,(F)
    and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(G) will also lie down
    and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
    she will hatch them, and care for her young
    under the shadow of her wings;(H)
there also the falcons(I) will gather,
    each with its mate.

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