Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns: and ostriches shall dwell therein, and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be built up from generation to generation. Jeremiah 50:12,13 Your mother is confounded exceedingly, and she that bore you is made even with the dust: behold she shall be the last among the nations, a wilderness unpassable, and dry. . . . Jeremiah 25:12 And when the seventy years shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I will make it perpetual desolations. Jeremiah 51:26,37,38,43,62-64 And they shall not take of thee a stone for the corner, nor a stone for foundations, but thou shalt be destroyed for ever, saith the Lord. . . . Isaiah 13:20-22 It shall no more be inhabited for ever, and it shall not be founded unto generation and generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch his tents there, nor shall shepherds rest there. . . . Isaiah 14:23 And I will make it a possession for the ericius and pools of waters, and I will sweep it and wear it out with a besom, saith the Lord of hosts. Isaiah 34:11-17 The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation. . . . Revelation 18:2,21-24 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: . . . Context The Destruction of Babylon…38A drought upon her waters, and they shall be dried up: because it is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things. 39Therefore shall dragons dwell there with the fig fauns: and ostriches shall dwell therein, and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be built up from generation to generation.40As the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, and their neighbour cities, saith the Lord: no man shall dwell there, neither shall the son of man inhabit it.… Cross References Revelation 18:2 And he cried out with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen: and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every unclean spirit and the hold of every unclean and hateful bird: Isaiah 13:20 It shall no more be inhabited for ever, and it shall not be founded unto generation and generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch his tents there, nor shall shepherds rest there. Isaiah 13:21 But 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: Isaiah 34:14 And demons and monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry out one to another, there hath the lamia lain down, and found rest for herself. Jeremiah 25:12 And when the seventy years shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I will make it perpetual desolations. Lexicon Soלָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus the desert creatures צִיִּים֙ (ṣî·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6728: Wild beast of the desert, that dwell in inhabiting the wilderness and אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among hyenas אִיִּ֔ים (’î·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 338: A howler, any solitary wild creature will live there יֵשְׁב֤וּ (yê·šə·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry and ostriches בְּנ֣וֹת (bə·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter will dwell וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ (wə·yā·šə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there. בָ֖הּ (ḇāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew It will never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no again עוֹד֙ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more be inhabited תֵשֵׁ֥ב (ṯê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry or settled תִשְׁכּ֖וֹן (ṯiš·kō·wn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell from עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while generation דּ֥וֹר (dō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling to generation. וָדֽוֹר׃ (wā·ḏō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling Additional Translations So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or settled from generation to generation.Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelled in from generation to generation. Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. Therefore shall idols dwell in the islands, and the young of monsters shall dwell in it: it shall not be inhabited any more for ever. Therefore wild beasts of the desert with jackals shall dwell there, and ostriches shall dwell therein; and it shall be no more inhabited for ever, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the isles, shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation. Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever; neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation. Therefore dwell do Ziim with Iim, Yea, dwelt in her have daughters of the ostrich, And it is not inhabited any more for ever, Nor dwelt in unto all generations. 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