1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The burden H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
- of Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- which Isaiah H3470 (יְשַׁעְיָה) — Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites
- the son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of Amoz H531 (אָמוֹץ) — Amots, an Israelite
- did see H2372 (חָזָה) — to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
2 Set ye up an ensign upon the bare mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lift ye up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- a banner H5251 (נֵס) — a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a token
- upon the high H8192 (שָׁפָה) — to abrade, i.e. bare
- mountain H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- exalt H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- the voice H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- unto them, shake H5130 (נוּף) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of applications (including sprinkling, beckoning, rubbing, bastinadoing, sawin…
- the hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- that they may go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the gates H6607 (פֶּתַח) — an opening (literally), i.e. door (gate) or entrance way
- of the nobles H5081 (נָדִיב) — properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
3 I have commanded my consecrated ones, yea, I have called my mighty men for mine anger, even my proudly exulting ones.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I have commanded H6680 (צָוָה) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
- my sanctified ones H6942 (קָדַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
- I have also called H7121 (קָרָא) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
- my mighty ones H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- for mine anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- them that rejoice H5947 (עַלִּיז) — exultant
- in my highness H1346 (גַּאֲוָה) — arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of a great people! the noise of a tumult of the kingdoms of the nations gathered together! Jehovah of hosts is mustering the host for the battle.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The noise H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of a multitude H1995 (הָמוֹן) — a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth
- in the mountains H2022 (הַר) — a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- like as H1823 (דְּמוּת) — resemblance; concretely, model, shape; adverbially, like
- of a great H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- a tumultuous H7588 (שָׁאוֹן) — uproar (as of rushing); by implication, destruction
- noise H6963 (קוֹל) — a voice or sound
- of the kingdoms H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- of nations H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- gathered together H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- mustereth H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- the army H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- of the battle H4421 (מִלְחָמָה) — a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. war-fare)
5 They come from a far country, from the uttermost part of heaven, even Jehovah, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- They come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- from a far H4801 (מֶרְחָק) — remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- from the end H7097 (קָצֶה) — an extremity
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and the weapons H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- of his indignation H2195 (זַעַם) — strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. (figuratively) fury (especially of God's displeasure with sin)
- to destroy H2254 (חָבַל) — to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)
- the whole land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
6 Wail ye; for the day of Jehovah is at hand; as destruction from the Almighty shall it come.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Howl H3213 (יָלַל) — to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)
- ye; for the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- at hand H7138 (קָרוֹב) — near (in place, kindred or time)
- it shall come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- as a destruction H7701 (שֹׁד) — violence, ravage
- from the Almighty H7706 (שַׁדַּי) — the Almighty
7 Therefore shall all hands be feeble, and every heart of man shall melt:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shall all hands H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- be faint H7503 (רָפָה) — to slacken (in many applications, literal or figurative)
- and every man’s H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- shall melt H4549 (מָסַס) — to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)
8 and they shall be dismayed; pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman in travail: they shall look in amazement one at another; their faces shall be faces of flame.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And they shall be afraid H926 (בָּהַל) — to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly) alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously
- pangs H6735 (צִיר) — a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal)
- and sorrows H2256 (חֶבֶל) — a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as…
- shall take hold H270 (אָחַז) — to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- of them; they shall be in pain H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
- as a woman that travaileth H3205 (יָלַד) — to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
- they shall be amazed H8539 (תָּמַהּ) — to be in consternation
- one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- at another H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- their faces H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- flames H3851 (לַהַב) — a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of a weapon
9 Behold, the day of Jehovah cometh, cruel, with wrath and fierce anger; to make the land a desolation, and to destroy the sinners thereof out of it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- cometh H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- cruel H394 (אַכְזָרִי) — terrible
- both with wrath H5678 (עֶבְרָה) — an outburst of passion
- and fierce H2740 (חָרוֹן) — a burning of anger
- anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- to lay H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- the land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- desolate H8047 (שַׁמָּה) — ruin; by implication, consternation
- and he shall destroy H8045 (שָׁמַד) — to desolate
- the sinners H2400 (חַטָּא) — a criminal, or one accounted guilty
10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light; the sun shall be darkened in its going forth, and the moon shall not cause its light to shine.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- of heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and the constellations H3685 (כְּסִיל) — any notable constellation; specifically Orion (as if a burly one)
- thereof shall not give H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- their light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- shall be darkened H2821 (חָשַׁךְ) — to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
- in his going forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- and the moon H3394 (יָרֵחַ) — the moon
- shall not cause her light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- to shine H5050 (נָגַהּ) — to glitter; causatively, to illuminate
11 And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity: and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And I will punish H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- the world H8398 (תֵּבֵל) — the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine
- evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- and the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- for their iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- and I will cause the arrogancy H1347 (גָּאוֹן) — the same as 1346
- of the proud H2086 (זֵד) — arrogant
- to cease H7673 (שָׁבַת) — to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
- and will lay low H8213 (שָׁפֵל) — to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
- the haughtiness H1346 (גַּאֲוָה) — arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament
- of the terrible H6184 (עָרִיץ) — fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical
12 I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I will make a man H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- more precious H3365 (יָקַר) — properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
- than fine gold H6337 (פָּז) — pure (gold); hence, gold itself (as refined)
- even a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- than the golden wedge H3800 (כֶּתֶם) — properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
- of Ophir H211 (אוֹפִיר) — Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
13 Therefore I will make the heavens to tremble, and the earth shall be shaken out of its place, in the wrath of Jehovah of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore I will shake H7264 (רָגַז) — to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
- the heavens H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- shall remove H7493 (רָעַשׁ) — to undulate (as the earth, the sky, etc.; also a field of grain), particularly through fear; specifically, to spring (as a locust)
- out of her place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- in the wrath H5678 (עֶבְרָה) — an outburst of passion
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- of Armies H6635 (צָבָא) — a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, h…
- and in the day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of his fierce H2740 (חָרוֹן) — a burning of anger
- anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
14 And it shall come to pass, that as the chased roe, and as sheep that no man gathereth, they shall turn every man to his own people, and shall flee every man to his own land.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it shall be as the chased H5080 (נָדַח) — to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
- roe H6643 (צְבִי) — splendor (as conspicuous)
- and as a sheep H6629 (צֹאן) — a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
- that no man taketh up H6908 (קָבַץ) — to grasp, i.e. collect
- they shall every man H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- turn H6437 (פָּנָה) — to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
- to his own people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- and flee H5127 (נוּס) — to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
- every one H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- into his own land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is taken shall fall by the sword.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Every one that is found H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- shall be thrust through H1856 (דָּקַר) — to stab; by analogy, to starve; figuratively, to revile
- and every one that is joined H5595 (סָפָה) — properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intrans…
- shall fall H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- by the sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
16 Their infants also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be rifled, and their wives ravished.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Their children H5768 (עוֹלֵל) — a suckling
- also shall be dashed to pieces H7376 (רָטַשׁ) — to dash down
- before their eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- their houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- shall be spoiled H8155 (שָׁסַס) — to plunder
- and their wives H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- ravished H7693 (שָׁגַל) — to copulate with
- ravished H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, who shall not regard silver, and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Behold, I will stir up H5782 (עוּר) — to wake (literally or figuratively)
- the Medes H4074 (מָדַי) — Madai, a country of central Asia
- against them, which shall not regard H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- they shall not delight H2654 (חָפֵץ) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
18 And their bows shall dash the young men in pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- bows H7198 (קֶשֶׁת) — a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris
- also shall dash H7376 (רָטַשׁ) — to dash down
- the young men H5288 (נַעַר) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age…
- to pieces H7376 (רָטַשׁ) — to dash down
- and they shall have no pity H7355 (רָחַם) — to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
- on the fruit H6529 (פְּרִי) — fruit (literally or figuratively)
- of the womb H990 (בֶּטֶן) — the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
- their eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- shall not spare H2347 (חוּס) — properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
- children H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldeans’ pride, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Babylon H894 (בָּבֶל) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
- the glory H6643 (צְבִי) — splendor (as conspicuous)
- of kingdoms H4467 (מַמְלָכָה) — dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
- the beauty H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
- of the Chaldees’ H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
- excellency H1347 (גָּאוֹן) — the same as 1346
- shall be as when God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- overthrew H4114 (מַהְפֵּכָה) — a destruction
- Sodom H5467 (סְדֹם) — Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea
- and Gomorrah H6017 (עֲמֹרָה) — Amorah, a place in Palestine
20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- It shall never H5331 (נֶצַח) — properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confi…
- be inhabited H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- neither shall it be dwelt H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- in from generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- to generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- neither shall the Arabian H6163 (עֲרָבִי) — an Arabian or inhabitant of Arab (i.e. Arabia)
- pitch tent H167 (אָהַל) — to tent
- there; neither shall the shepherds H7462 (רָעָה) — to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
- make their fold H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But wild beasts of the desert H6728 (צִיִּי) — a desert-dweller, i.e. nomad or wild beast
- shall lie H7257 (רָבַץ) — to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); by implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed
- there; and their houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- shall be full H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- of doleful creatures H255 (אֹחַ) — a howler or lonesome wild animal
- and owls H3284 (יַעֲנָה)
- and owls H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- shall dwell H7931 (שָׁכַן) — to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- there, and satyrs H8163 (שָׂעִיר) — shaggy; as noun, a he-goat; by analogy, a faun
- shall dance H7540 (רָקַד) — properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)
22 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.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the wild beasts of the islands H338 (אִי) — a howler (used only in the plural), i.e. any solitary wild creature
- shall cry H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, a…
- in their desolate houses H490 (אַלְמָנָה) — a widow; also a desolate place
- and dragons H8577 (תַּנִּין) — a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal
- pleasant H6027 (עֹנֶג) — luxury
- palaces H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
- and her time H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- near H7138 (קָרוֹב) — near (in place, kindred or time)
- to come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and her days H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- shall not be prolonged H4900 (מָשַׁךְ) — to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)