Isaiah 13:22
Cross References

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

Psalm 44:19
And our heart hath not turned back: neither hast thou turned aside our steps from thy way.

Isaiah 25:2
For thou hast reduced the city to a heap, the strong city to ruin, the house of strangers, to be no city, and to be no more built up for ever.

Isaiah 32:14
For the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left, darkness and obscurity are come upon its dens for ever. A joy of wild asses, the pastures of flocks.

Isaiah 34:13
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.

Isaiah 35:7
And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.

Isaiah 43:20
The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the ostriches: because I have given waters in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, to my chosen.

Jeremiah 9:11
And I will make Jerusalem to be heaps of sand, and dens of dragons: and I will make the cities of Juda desolate, for want of an inhabitant.

Jeremiah 48:16
The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly.

Lamentations 4:3
Ghimel. Even the sea monsters have drawn out the breast, they have given suck to their young: the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.

Micah 1:8
And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return.

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

the wild beasts.

Isaiah 35:7 And that which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.

her time

Deuteronomy 32:35 Revenge is mine, and I will repay them in due time, that their foot may slide: the day of destruction is at hand, and the time makes haste to come.

Jeremiah 51:33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.

Ezekiel 7:7-10 Destruction is come upon thee that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of slaughter is near, and not of the joy of mountains. . . .

Habakkuk 2:3 For as yet the vision is far off, and it shall appear at the end, and shall not lie: if it make any delay, wait for it: for it shall surely come, and it shall not be slack.

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not: and their perdition slumbereth not.

2 Peter 3:9,10 The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance, . . .

Context
An Oracle Concerning Babylon
21But 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: 22And owls shall answer one another there, in the houses thereof, and sirens in the temples of pleasure.
Lexicon
Hyenas
אִיִּים֙ (’î·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 338: A howler, any solitary wild creature

will howl
וְעָנָ֤ה (wə·‘ā·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

in her fortresses
בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו‪‬ (bə·’al·m·nō·w·ṯāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 490: A widow, a desolate place

and jackals
וְתַנִּ֖ים (wə·ṯan·nîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8577: A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal

in her luxurious
עֹ֑נֶג (‘ō·neḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6027: Daintiness, exquisite delight

palaces.
בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי (bə·hê·ḵə·lê)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1964: A large public building, palace, temple

Babylon’s time
עִתָּ֔הּ (‘it·tāh)
Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when

is at hand,
וְקָר֤וֹב (wə·qā·rō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7138: Near

and her days
וְיָמֶ֖יהָ (wə·yā·me·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

will not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

be prolonged.
יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃ (yim·mā·šê·ḵū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4900: To draw, drag


Additional Translations
Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.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.

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.

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

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.

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.

And the wild beasts of the isles 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.

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

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!
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