Isaiah 13:22
Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.
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ASV
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.
KJV
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָנָ֤ה | ve.'a.Nah | and it will sing | H6030 → |
| אִיִּים֙ | 'i.Yim | hyenas | H338 → |
| בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו | be.'al.m.no.Tav | in palaces its | H490 → |
| וְתַנִּ֖ים | ve.ta.Nim | and jackals | H8577 → |
| בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי | be.Hei.khe.lei | in [the] palaces of | H1964 → |
| עֹ֑נֶג | 'O.neg | delight | H6027 → |
| וְקָר֤וֹב | ve.ka.Rov | and [is] near | H7138 → |
| לָבוֹא֙ | la.Vo' | to go | H935 → |
| עִתָּ֔הּ | 'i.Tah | time its | H6256 → |
| וְיָמֶ֖יהָ | ve.ya.Mei.ha | and days its | H3117 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃ | yi.ma.She.khu | they will be prolonged | H4900 → |
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