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Therefore the wild animals of the desert with the wolves shall dwell there, and the ostriches shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited forever; neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation.
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A Picture of Utter Ruin
Commentators explain that the list of wild animals—jackals, wild cats, and ostriches—is a powerful prophetic symbol. This imagery, also found in Isaiah, paints a picture of complete and utter desolation. It signifies that a once-great center of human civilization will become a wasteland, fit only for wild creatures, demonstrating the totality of God's judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wild beasts of the islands - Jackals.
Owls - Ostriches (marginal reference note).
19th Century
Anglican
Wild beasts of the desert ... — The combination of these two forms of animal life seems taken from Isaiah 13:21-22.
In the …
16th Century
Protestant
The birds of the forest with the beasts of the forest is rendered by some, “the satyrs with the fairies”; but איים, aiim, as well…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell [there]
It is Israel's comfort in distress that, though they are weak, their Redeemer is strong. This may be applied to believers, who complain of the domi…
