King James Version

Isaiah 34:13

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.

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וְעָלְתָ֤הvealetahand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and ascend up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אַרְמְנֹתֶ֨יהָ֙armenoteyhacastleאַרְמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “castle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH759a citadel (from its height)castle, palace. Compare H2038 (הַרְמוֹן).סִירִ֔יםsirimpotסִירnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “pot”, the ordinary formH5518a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hookcaldron, fishhook, pan, (wash-)pot, thorn.קִמּ֥וֹשׂqimosnettle. Compare H7063קִמּוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “nettle. Compare H7063”, the ordinary formH7057a prickly plantnettle. Compare H7063 (קִמָּשׁוֹן).וָח֖וֹחַvachochaand thornחוֹחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and thorn”, the ordinary formH2336a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nosebramble, thistle, thorn.בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָbemivtsareyhain fencedמִבְצָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in fenced”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4013a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender(de-, most) fenced, fortress, (most) strong (hold).וְהָיְתָה֙vehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.נְוֵ֣הnevehcomelyנָוֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.תַנִּ֔יםtanimserpentתַּנִּיןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH8577a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackaldragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.חָצִ֖ירchatsircourtחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “court”, the ordinary formH2681a court or abodecourt.לִבְנ֥וֹתlivnotto daughterבַּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “to 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.יַעֲנָֽהyaanah{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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an enclosure for ostriches.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

Young’s Literal Translation

And gone up her palaces have thorns, Nettle and bramble [are] in her fortresses, And it hath been a habitation of dragons, A court for daughters of an ostrich.

World English Bible

Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.

Darby Translation

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses; and it shall be a dwelling-place of wild dogs, a court for ostriches.

Douay-Rheims

And thorns and nettles shall grow up in its houses, and the thistle in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be the habitation of dragons, and the pasture of ostriches.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, an enclosure for ostriches.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thorns shall spring up in their cities, and in her strong holds: and they shall be habitations of monsters, and a court for ostriches.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀναφυὴσει εἰς τὰς πόλεις αὐτῶν ἀκάνθινα ξύλα, καὶ εἰς τὰ ὀχυρώματα αὐτῆς· καὶ ἔσται ἐπαύλεις σειρήνων, καὶ αὐλὴ στρουθῶν.