King James Version

Isaiah 13:22

And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

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וְעָנָ֤הveanahand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, a completed action in a sequenceH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אִיִּים֙iyima howler (used only in the plural), iאִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “a howler (used only in the plural), i”, the ordinary formH338a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creaturewild beast of the islands.בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יוbealmnotayvin desolate houseאַלְמָנָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in desolate house”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.וְתַנִּ֖יםvetanimand serpentתַּנִּיןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbeheykhlein palaceהֵיכָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in palace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1964a large public building, such as a palace or templepalace, temple.עֹ֑נֶגonegdelightעֹנֶגnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “delight”, the ordinary formH6027luxurydelight, pleasant.וְקָר֤וֹבveqarovand nearקָרוֹבconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and near”, the ordinary formH7138near (in place, kindred or time)allied, approach, at hand, [phrase] any of kin, kinsfold(-sman), (that is) near (of kin), neighbour, (that is) next, (them that come) nigh (at hand), more ready, short(-ly).לָבוֹא֙lavoto to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עִתָּ֔הּitahwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.וְיָמֶ֖יהָveyameyhaand as long asיוֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּyimashekhvdrawמָשַׁךְverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “draw”, an unfinished actionH4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And jackals shall howl in their castles, and wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces; and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And wolves shall cry in their castles, and jackals in the pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come [is] her time, And her days are not drawn out!

World English Bible

Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.

Darby Translation

And jackals shall cry to one another in their palaces, and wild dogs in the pleasant castles. And her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

Douay-Rheims

And owls shall answer one another there, in the houses thereof, and sirens in the temples of pleasure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And jackals shall howl in their castles, and wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces; and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and satyrs shall dwell there; and hedgehogs shall make their nests in their houses. It will come soon, and will not tarry.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ὀνοκένταυροι ἐκεῖ κατοικήσουσι, καὶ νοσσοποιήσουσιν ἐχῖνοι ἐν τοῖς οἴκοις αὐτῶν. Ταχὺ ἔρχεται καὶ οὐ χρονιεῖ.