Yesaya 13:21

13:21 Wild animals will rest there,

the ruined ¹  houses will be full of hyenas. ² 

Ostriches will live there,

wild goats will skip among the ruins. ³ 

Yesaya 18:6

18:6 They will all be left ⁴  for the birds of the hills

and the wild animals; ⁵ 

the birds will eat them during the summer,

and all the wild animals will eat them during the winter.

[13:21]  ¹ tn The word “ruined” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:21]  ² tn The precise referent of this word in uncertain. See HALOT 29 s.v. *אֹחַ. Various English versions translate as “owls” (e.g., NAB, NASB), “wild dogs” (NCV); “jackals” (NIV); “howling creatures” (NRSV, NLT).

[13:21]  ³ tn Heb “will skip there.”

[18:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “they will be left together” (so NASB).

[18:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “the beasts of the earth” (so KJV, NASB).