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Her time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in its fortresses, and jackals will make dens in its luxurious palaces. Babylon’s days are numbered; its time of destruction will soon arrive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand and its days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in <i>their</i> pleasant palaces: and her time <i>is</i> near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The hyenas will howl in their citadels, And jackals in their pleasant palaces. Her time <i>is</i> near to come, And her days will not be prolonged.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers And jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her <i>fateful</i> time also will soon come, And her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers And jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her fateful time also will soon come And her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And hyenas will howl in their fortified towers And jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her <i>fateful</i> time also will soon come And her days will not be prolonged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And hyenas will howl in their fortified towers And jackals in their luxurious palaces. Her <i>fateful</i> time also will soon come And her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in their castles, And jackals in their luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time has nearly come, And her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in the fortresses, and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is almost up; her days are almost over.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in the fortresses, and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon&#8217s time is almost up; her days are almost over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Hyenas and wolves will howl from Babylon's fortresses and beautiful palaces. Its time is almost up! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in Babylon's strongholds, and jackals will howl in its luxurious palaces. Its time has almost come. Its days will not be extended.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The towers and palaces will echo with the cries of hyenas and jackals. Babylon's time has come! Her days are almost over." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Hyenas will howl in its strongholds, and jackals will make their dens in its citadels. Its time is close at hand, and its days will not be extended any further. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Wild dogs will yip in her ruined fortresses, jackals will yelp in the once-splendid palaces. Her time is almost up, her days will not be prolonged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Wolves will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the wild beasts of the isles 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And howlers—he has responded in his forsaken habitations, "" And dragons in palaces of delight, "" And her time [is] near to come, "" And her days are not drawn out!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Aiim have responded in his forsaken habitations, And dragons in palaces of delight, And near to come is her time, And her days are not drawn out!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And howlers cried out in its palaces, and great serpents in the temples of delight: and her time draws near to come, and her days shall not be protracted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And owls shall answer one another there, in the houses thereof, and sirens in the temples of pleasure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the tawny owls will answer one another there, in its buildings, and the Sirens in its shrines of pleasure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Wild dogs shall dwell in its castles, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Its time is near at hand and its days shall not be prolonged. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in the pleasant palaces; its time is close at hand, and its days will not be prolonged.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the screech-owls shall cry in their palaces, and jackals in their pleasant temples; its time is soon to come, and its days shall not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And sirens shall answer in their palaces, and jackals in the temple of their pleasures; her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged any more <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And jackals shall howl in their castles, And wild-dogs in the pleasant palaces; And her time is near to come, And her days shall not be prolonged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and satyrs shall dwell there; and hedgehogs shall make their nests in their houses. It will come soon, and will not tarry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/13-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=2926" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">An Oracle Concerning Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/338.htm" title="338: ’î·yîm (N-mp) -- A jackal. Probably identical with 'iy; a howler, i.e. Any solitary wild creature.">Hyenas</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: wə·‘ā·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">will howl</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: bə·ʾal·m·nō·ṯå̄w (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">in her fortresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: wə·ṯan·nîm (Conj-w:: N-cp) -- Serpent, dragon, sea monster. Or tanniym; intensive from the same as tan; a marine or land monster, i.e. Sea-serpent or jackal.">and jackals</a> <a href="/hebrew/6027.htm" title="6027: ‘ō·neḡ (N-ms) -- Daintiness, exquisite delight. From anag; luxury.">in her luxurious</a> <a href="/hebrew/1964.htm" title="1964: bə·hê·ḵə·lê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- A palace, temple. Probably from yakol; a large public building, such as a palace or temple.">palaces.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6256.htm" title="6256: ‘it·tāh (N-csc:: 3fs) -- Time. From ad; time, especially now, when, etc.">Babylon’s time</a> <a href="/hebrew/7138.htm" title="7138: wə·qā·rō·wḇ (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Near. Or qarob; from qarab; near.">is at hand,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: wə·yā·me·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">and her days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm" title="4900: yim·mā·šê·ḵū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To draw, drag. A primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications.">be prolonged.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a></span><br />And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-23</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a></span><br />The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">Jeremiah 25:12</a></span><br />But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Jeremiah 49:33</a></span><br />“Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a></span><br />but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-3.htm">Revelation 19:3</a></span><br />And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-20.htm">Ezekiel 26:20-21</a></span><br />then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living. / I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">the wild beasts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Isaiah 35:7</a></b></br> And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, <i>shall be</i> grass with reeds and rushes.</p><p class="hdg">her time</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></b></br> To me <i>belongeth</i> vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in <i>due</i> time: for the day of their calamity <i>is</i> at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-33.htm">Jeremiah 51:33</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon <i>is</i> like a threshingfloor, <i>it is</i> time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Ezekiel 7:7-10</a></b></br> The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in the land: the time is come, the day of trouble <i>is</i> near, and not the sounding again of the mountains… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">Castles</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-9.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-6.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-14.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-15.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Hyenas</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Luxurious</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-28.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-7.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-17.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-26.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/songs/2-10.htm">Responded</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Time</a> <a href="/songs/8-10.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Wild-Dogs</a> <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Wolves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Castles</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Close</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Ended</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-2.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-26.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Howl</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Hyenas</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-15.htm">Islands</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-15.htm">Isles</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/luke/7-26.htm">Luxurious</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-22.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-20.htm">Quickly</a> <a href="/daniel/3-9.htm">Responded</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-6.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Wild-Dogs</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Wolves</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-1.htm">God musters the armies of his wrath</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">He threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">The desolation of Babylon</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In ancient times, hyenas were considered unclean animals, often associated with desolate and deserted places. The imagery of hyenas howling in fortresses suggests that once-mighty structures will be left in ruins, overtaken by wild animals. This reflects the judgment and complete destruction prophesied against Babylon, a city known for its grandeur and strength. The fortresses, once symbols of power and security, will become habitats for scavengers, indicating the total collapse of Babylon's defenses and societal structure.<p><b>and jackals in her luxurious palaces.</b><br>Jackals, like hyenas, are often found in deserted areas, further emphasizing the theme of desolation. The mention of "luxurious palaces" highlights the opulence and wealth that characterized Babylon. These palaces, once filled with splendor and human activity, will be reduced to ruins, inhabited by wild animals. This transformation from luxury to desolation serves as a stark reminder of the fleeting nature of earthly power and wealth. The imagery also connects to other biblical prophecies where desolate cities are inhabited by wild creatures, symbolizing divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a>).<p><b>Babylon’s time is at hand,</b><br>This phrase indicates the imminence of Babylon's judgment. Historically, Babylon was a dominant empire, known for its military prowess and cultural achievements. However, the prophecy foretells that its time of reckoning is near. This aligns with the biblical theme that God sets the times and seasons for nations, raising them up and bringing them down according to His sovereign will (<a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>). The phrase serves as a warning that no matter how powerful a nation may seem, it is ultimately subject to God's timing and judgment.<p><b>and her days will not be prolonged.</b><br>The certainty of Babylon's downfall is emphasized here. Despite its apparent strength and influence, Babylon's days are numbered, and its end is inevitable. This reflects the biblical principle that God's judgments are sure and will come to pass at the appointed time. The phrase also serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human empires and the futility of relying on worldly power. In a broader theological context, it points to the ultimate triumph of God's kingdom over earthly kingdoms, a theme echoed in the book of Revelation with the fall of "Babylon the Great" (Revelation 18).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/13.htm">Isaiah 13</a>, Babylon represents a powerful empire known for its wealth and influence. In this context, it symbolizes human pride and rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hyenas_and_jackals.htm">Hyenas and Jackals</a></b><br>These animals are often associated with desolation and ruin. Their presence in the once-luxurious palaces of Babylon signifies the complete devastation and abandonment of the city.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered this message. Isaiah's prophecies often include themes of judgment and redemption, calling people back to faithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied in this chapter is the impending judgment and destruction of Babylon, serving as a warning to all nations that defy God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_day_of_the_lord.htm">The Day of the Lord</a></b><br>A recurring theme in prophetic literature, referring to a time when God will execute judgment and establish His justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is inevitable for those who persist in rebellion against Him. Just as Babylon's days were numbered, so too are the days of all who oppose God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's fall serves as a stark reminder of the futility of human pride and self-reliance. True security and success come only from aligning with God's purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The prophecy against Babylon is a call to repentance for all nations and individuals. It urges us to examine our lives and turn back to God before it's too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Hope in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in the midst of judgment, believers can find hope in God's sovereignty. He is in control, and His plans will ultimately lead to the restoration of His people.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_babylon's_fall_match_history.htm">Revelation 18:2 - How can Babylon's sudden and complete fall be reconciled with historical records showing its gradual decline over centuries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_isaiah_13_20_reconciled_with_later_finds.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 13:20's claim that Babylon will 'never be inhabited' with archaeological findings of later habitation on the site?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_medes_in_isaiah_13_17_fit_history.htm">How does Isaiah 13:17's mention of the Medes align with historical records indicating Babylon's capture by the Persians under Cyrus the Great?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_biblical_prophecies_vague.htm">Aren't biblical prophecies just vague predictions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Wild beasts of the islands . . .</span>--The Authorised version rests on a false etymology of the words, which strictly mean "wailers," and in its form <span class= "ital">ey </span>probably represents the cry of a wild beast, such as the <span class= "ital">jackal, </span>with which it is commonly identified (see <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm" title="The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.">Isaiah 34:14</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm" title="Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelled in from generation to generation.">Jeremiah 50:39</a>), or, possibly, the hyaena. Perhaps, however, as the word "jackal" is wanting in the next clause, it would be best to keep "wailers."<p><span class= "bld">In their desolate houses.</span>--Literally, as the text stands, <span class= "ital">among their widows; </span>but the word closely resembles that for "castles" or "fortresses" in <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm" title="Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;">Isaiah 32:14</a>; <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm" title="And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.">Isaiah 34:13</a>. The Authorised version is either an attempt to combine the two meanings, or to take the word "widow" figuratively, as in <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm" title="Therefore hear now this, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:">Isaiah 47:8</a>, for a house bereaved of its owner. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wild beasts of the islands</span>. In the Hebrew, <span class="accented">iyyim</span>, which means "wailers" or "howlers," probably "jackals." The Revised Version gives "wolves." <span class="cmt_word">In their desolate houses</span>; or, <span class="accented">in their castles</span> (Cheyne). <span class="cmt_word">And dragons</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "serpents." These have not been observed recently; but one of our old travelers notes that "the lande of Baby-lone," in his day, "was fulle of dragons and grote serpentes, and dyverse other veney-mouse ecstes alle abouten" (Mandeville, quoted by Ker Porter, 'Travels,' vol. 2. p. 36). <span class="cmt_word">Near to come</span>. About one hundred and eighty years elapsed between the utterance of this prophecy and the fall of Babylon - a short period in the lifetime of a nation. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/13-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Hyenas</span><br /><span class="heb">אִיִּים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’î·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_338.htm">Strong's 338: </a> </span><span class="str2">A howler, any solitary wild creature</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will howl</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָנָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her fortresses</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’al·m·nō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and jackals</span><br /><span class="heb">וְתַנִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8577.htm">Strong's 8577: </a> </span><span class="str2">A marine, land monster, sea-serpent, jackal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in her luxurious</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֑נֶג</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·neḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6027.htm">Strong's 6027: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daintiness, exquisite delight</span><br /><br /><span class="word">palaces.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hê·ḵə·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1964.htm">Strong's 1964: </a> </span><span class="str2">A large public building, palace, temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Babylon’s time</span><br /><span class="heb">עִתָּ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘it·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6256.htm">Strong's 6256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Time, now, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is at hand,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקָר֤וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qā·rō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7138.htm">Strong's 7138: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her days</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָמֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·me·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be prolonged.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yim·mā·šê·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4900.htm">Strong's 4900: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw, drag</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 13:22 Wolves will cry in their castles (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 13:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 13:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 14:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 14:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>