KJV ORIGINAL
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Instead, wild desert animals will make their homes there. Their houses will be filled with mournful creatures, owls will live there, and wild goats will leap about there.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes how a once-great city will become so completely ruined that only wild animals will live in the empty buildings.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy is part of Isaiah's vision of Babylon's complete destruction around 700 BC. Babylon was the mighty empire that would later conquer Jerusalem, but Isaiah prophesied it would become utterly desolate. The imagery of wild animals inhabiting ruins was a common way in ancient times to describe total abandonment and divine judgment.
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