King James Version

Isaiah 13:21

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

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וְרָבְצוּveravetsvand crouchרָבַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and crouch”, a completed action in a sequenceH7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbedcrouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.שָׁ֣םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.צִיִּ֔יםtsiyimwild beast of the desertצִיִּיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild beast of the desert”, the ordinary formH6728a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beastwild beast of the desert, that dwell in (inhabiting) the wilderness.וּמָלְא֥וּumalevand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be at an end”, a completed action in a sequenceH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…בָתֵּיהֶ֖םvateyhemfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אֹחִ֑יםochimdoleful creatureאֹחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “doleful creature”, the ordinary formH255a howler or lonesome wild animaldoleful creature.וְשָׁ֤כְנוּveshakhenvand abideשָׁכַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and abide”, a completed action in a sequenceH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).שָׁם֙shamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.בְּנ֣וֹתbenotdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.יַֽעֲנָ֔הyaanah{the ostrich (probably from its answering…יַעֲנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “{the ostrich (probably from its answering…”, the ordinary formH3284{the ostrich (probably from its answering cry}[phrase] owl.וּשְׂעִירִ֖יםuseirimand goatשָׂעִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and goat”, the ordinary formH8163shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faundevil, goat, hairy, kid, rough, satyr.יְרַקְּדוּyeraqdvdanceרָקַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dance”, an unfinished actionH7540properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)dance, jump, leap, skip.שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But wild-cats shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of ferrets; and ostriches shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Ziim have lain down there, And full have been their houses of howlings, And dwelt there have daughters of an ostrich, And goats do skip there.

World English Bible

But wild animals of the desert will lie there, and their houses will be full of jackals. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will frolic there.

Darby Translation

But beasts of the desert shall lie there, and their houses shall be full of owls; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.

Douay-Rheims

But wild beasts shall rest there, and their houses shall be filled with serpents, and ostriches shall dwell there, and the hairy ones shall dance there:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But wild-cats shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of ferrets; and ostriches shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But wild beasts shall rest there; and the houses shall be filled with howling; and monsters shall rest there, and devils shall dance there,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀναπαύσονται ἐκεῖ θηρία, καὶ ἐμπλησθήσονται αἱ οἰκίαι ἤχου· καὶ ἀναπαύσονται ἐκεῖ σειρῆνες, καὶ δαιμόνια ἐκεῖ ὀρχήσονται,