Bible Strands
Isaiah 34:14
The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet announces the desolation of a ruined city, describing how her overgrown fortresses will become habitats for wild animals.
The words — צִיִּים (tzi.Yim) denotes desert-dwellers, and שָׂעִיר (sa.'Ir) refers to a goat.
The thread — Isaiah 13:21 parallels this imagery of desert creatures and ostriches occupying abandoned structures, while Isaiah 34:15 extends the scene to owls nesting and birds of prey gathering in the same place.
Why it lands — The text states that human defenses will fail and be reclaimed by nature, requiring the reader to acknowledge the certainty of divine judgment over human pride.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 13:21 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.