Isaiah 13:19-22

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And ^(A)Babylon, the ^(B)beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God ^(C)overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

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It will ^(D)never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation;
Nor will the ^(E)Arab pitch his tent there,
Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.

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But ^(F)desert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of ^(a)owls;
Ostriches also will live there, and ^(b)shaggy goats will frolic there.

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^(c)Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers
And jackals in their luxurious ^(G)palaces.
Her fateful time also ^(d)will soon come
And her days will not be prolonged.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 13:21: ['Or ', howling creatures]

b. Isaiah 13:21: ['Or ', goat demons]

c. Isaiah 13:22: ['Or ', howling creatures]

d. Isaiah 13:22: ['Lit ', is near to come]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 13:19: Isaiah 21:9; Isaiah 48:14

B. Isaiah 13:19: Daniel 4:30; Revelation 18:11-16; Revelation 18:19; Revelation 18:21

C. Isaiah 13:19: Genesis 19:24; Deuteronomy 29:23; Jeremiah 49:18; Amos 4:11

D. Isaiah 13:20: Isaiah 14:23; Isaiah 34:10-15; Jeremiah 51:37-43

F. Isaiah 13:21: Isaiah 34:11-15; Zephaniah 2:14; Revelation 18:2

G. Isaiah 13:22: Isaiah 25:2; Isaiah 32:14; Isaiah 34:13