Isaiah 13:21 meaning and explanation
But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
Isaiah 13:21, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah has just announced that Babylon, the jewel of kingdoms, will become like Sodom and Gomorrah, never again inhabited (verses 19 and 20). Verse 21 pictures what fills the emptiness: desert creatures settling in the ruins, howling creatures in the houses, ostriches and wild goats leaping about.
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