Isaiah 13:21

13:21 Wild animals will rest there,

the ruined ¹  houses will be full of hyenas. ² 

Ostriches will live there,

wild goats will skip among the ruins. ³ 

Isaiah 14:21

14:21 Prepare to execute ⁴  his sons

for the sins their ancestors have committed. ⁵ 

They must not rise up and take possession of the earth,

or fill the surface of the world with cities.” ⁶ 

[13:21]  ¹ tn The word “ruined” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:21]  ² tn The precise referent of this word in uncertain. See HALOT 29 s.v. *אֹחַ. Various English versions translate as “owls” (e.g., NAB, NASB), “wild dogs” (NCV); “jackals” (NIV); “howling creatures” (NRSV, NLT).

[13:21]  ³ tn Heb “will skip there.”

[14:21]  ⁴ tn Or “the place of slaughter for.”

[14:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “for the sin of their fathers.”

[14:21]  ⁶ sn J. N. Oswalt (Isaiah [NICOT], 1:320, n. 10) suggests that the garrison cities of the mighty empire are in view here.