Isaiah 34:14

Context

34:14 Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there;¹

wild goats will bleat to one another.²

Yes, nocturnal animals³ will rest there

and make for themselves a nest.⁴

[34:14] ¹tn Heb “will meet” (so NIV); NLT “will mingle there.”

[34:14] ²tn Heb “and a goat will call to its neighbor.”

[34:14] ³tn The precise meaning of לִּילִית (lilit) is unclear, though in this context the word certainly refers to some type of wild animal or bird. The word appears to be related to לַיְלָה (laylah, “night”). Some interpret it as the name of a female night demon, on the basis of an apparent Akkadian cognate used as the name of a demon. Later Jewish legends also identified Lilith as a demon. Cf. NRSV “Lilith.”

[34:14] ⁴tn Heb “and will find for themselves a resting place.”