And the wild beasts of the islands — (איים 'ı̂yı̂ym); see the notes at Isaiah 11:11 and Isaiah 41:1, on the word rendered ‘islands.…

Wild beasts of the islands ... —The Authorised Version rests on a false etymology of the words, which strictly mean “wailers.” In …

And Iim shall cry. He expresses the same thing as had been previously said, and shows how dreadful that change will be, in order to make i…

And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their
desolate houses
The Targum and …

Babylon was a noble city; yet it would be wholly destroyed. None will dwell there. It will be a haunt for wild beasts. All this is fulfilled.