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She will become a haunt for jackals, a home for owls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Thorns will overrun its palaces; nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals and a home for owls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, <i>and</i> a court for owls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in its palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortresses; It shall be a habitation of jackals, A courtyard for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Thorns will come up in its fortified towers, Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities; It will also be a haunt of jackals <i>And</i> a habitat of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thorns will come up in its fortified towers, Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities; It will also be a haunt of jackals And an abode of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in its fortified towers, Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities; It shall also be a haunt of jackals <i>And</i> an abode of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And thorns will come up in its fortified towers, Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities; It will also be a haunt of jackals <i>And</i> an abode of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thorns will come up in its fortified palaces, Nettles and brambles in its fortified cities; It will be a haunt for jackals, An abode for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns; her fortified cities, with thistles and briers. She will become a dwelling for jackals, an abode for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns; her fortified cities, with thistles and briers. She will become a dwelling for jackals, an abode for ostriches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Its palaces and fortresses will be covered with thorns; only wolves and ostriches will make their home there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Its palaces are covered with thorns. Its fortresses have nettles and thistles. It will become a home for jackals and a place for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Thorns and thistles will grow up in all the palaces and walled towns, and jackals and owls will live in them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Thorns will grow over its palaces, nettles and brambles its fortresses. It will become a haunt for jackals, a home for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her fortresses will be overgrown with thorns; thickets and weeds will grow in her fortified cities. Jackals will settle there; ostriches will live there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in her fortresses, and it shall be a habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thorns will come up in its palaces, nettles and thistles in its fortresses; and it will be a habitation of jackals, a court for ostriches. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And thorns have gone up her palaces, "" Nettle and bramble [are] in her fortresses, "" And it has been a habitation of dragons, "" A court for daughters of an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And gone up her palaces have thorns, Nettle and bramble are in her fortresses, And it hath been a habitation of dragons, A court for daughters of an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thorns came up in her palaces, the nettle and the thorn bush in her fortifications, and it was a dwelling of jackals, an enclosure for the daughters of the ostrich.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thorns and nettles shall grow up in its houses, and the thistle in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be the habitation of dragons, and the pasture of ostriches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And thorns and nettles will rise up in its houses, and the thistle in its fortified places. And it will be the lair of serpents and the pasture of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns, its fortresses with thistles and briers. It shall become an abode for jackals, a haunt for ostriches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt of jackals, an abode for ostriches.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And thorns shall sprout up in her palaces, nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; and it shall be a habitation of dragons and a pasture for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And thorns shall sprout up within her walls, and thorn bushes and thistles in its stronghold, and it shall be a den of jackals and the place of pasture for the daughters of ostriches<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thorns shall come up in her palaces, Nettles and thistles in the fortresses thereof; And it shall be a habitation of wild-dogs, An enclosure for ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thorns shall spring up in their cities, and in her strong holds: and they shall be habitations of monsters, and a court of ostriches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/34-13.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=7239" 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/34.htm">God's Judgments on the Nations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/759.htm" title="759: ’ar·mə·nō·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A citadel. From an unused root; a citadel.">Her towers</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">will be overgrown</a> <a href="/hebrew/5518.htm" title="5518: sî·rîm (N-fp) -- Or ciyrah; or cirah; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn; by implication, a hook.">with thorns,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4013.htm" title="4013: bə·miḇ·ṣā·re·hā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Fortification. Also feminine mibtsarah; from batsar; a fortification, castle, or fortified city; figuratively, a defender.">her fortresses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7057.htm" title="7057: qim·mō·wś (N-ms) -- Perhaps thistles. Or qiymowsh; from an unused root meaning to sting; a prickly plant.">with thistles</a> <a href="/hebrew/2336.htm" title="2336: wā·ḥō·w·aḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter. From an unused root apparently meaning to pierce; a thorn; by analogy, a ring for the nose.">and briers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yə·ṯāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">She will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/5116.htm" title="5116: nə·wêh (N-msc) -- Or navah; from navah; at home; hence lovely; also a home, of God, men, flocks, or wild animals.">a haunt</a> <a href="/hebrew/8577.htm" title="8577: ṯan·nîm (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.">for jackals,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2681.htm" title="2681: ḥā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- A settled abode, haunt. A collateral form of chatser; a court or abode.">an abode</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: liḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3284.htm" title="3284: ya·‘ă·nāh (N-fs) -- Perhaps greed. Feminine of ya'en, and meaning the same.">for ostriches.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.…<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="/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="/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="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Zephaniah 2:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21-22</a></span><br />But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. / 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="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="/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="/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/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="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<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/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Micah 1:8</a></span><br />Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13-14</a></span><br />and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. / For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—<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="/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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">thorns</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13,14</a></b></br> Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns <i>and</i> briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy <i>in</i> the joyous city: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Hosea 9:6</a></b></br> For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant <i>places</i> for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns <i>shall be</i> in their tabernacles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/2-9.htm">Zephaniah 2:9</a></b></br> Therefore <i>as</i> I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, <i>even</i> the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.</p><p class="hdg">an habitation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Isaiah 13:21,22</a></b></br> But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there… </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="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></b></br> And I will make Jerusalem heaps, <i>and</i> a den of dragons; and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.</p><p class="hdg">owls.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-19.htm">Brambles</a> <a href="/psalms/122-7.htm">Citadels</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-13.htm">Court</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Enclosure</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-16.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-22.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-18.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Nettle</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-31.htm">Nettles</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Ostriches</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Overrun</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Owls</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-14.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Thistles</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-18.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Wild-Dogs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/37-28.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Brambles</a> <a href="/amos/1-4.htm">Citadels</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-14.htm">Court</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Dragons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Dwelling-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Enclosure</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-11.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-1.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Fortresses</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-18.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Habitation</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Haunt</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Holes</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Nettle</a> <a href="/hosea/9-6.htm">Nettles</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Ostriches</a> <a href="/amos/3-11.htm">Overrun</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-20.htm">Owls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-5.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-27.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/hosea/10-8.htm">Thistles</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Thorns</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-12.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Wild</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Wild-Dogs</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">The judgments wherewith God revenges his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">The desolation of her enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">The certainty of the prophecy</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, towers were symbols of strength and defense. The imagery of towers being overgrown with thorns suggests a complete breakdown of societal and military structures. Thorns often represent sin and the curse of the fall (<a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a>), indicating that the land has been left to the consequences of sin and divine judgment. This desolation is a result of God's judgment, as seen in other prophetic texts like <a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jeremiah 4:3</a>, where the land is described as being overrun due to the people's disobedience.<p><b>Her fortresses with thistles and briers</b><br>Fortresses were places of refuge and protection. The mention of thistles and briers overtaking these strongholds further emphasizes the totality of the destruction. Thistles and briers are often associated with desolation and neglect, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23-25</a>, where they symbolize the land's barrenness due to divine judgment. This imagery serves as a warning of the consequences of turning away from God, as the once-protected places are now vulnerable and abandoned.<p><b>She will become a haunt for jackals</b><br>Jackals are scavengers, often associated with desolate and uninhabited places. The presence of jackals indicates that the land has become uninhabitable for humans and is now a dwelling place for wild animals. This transformation from a populated area to a haunt for jackals signifies the severity of God's judgment. Similar imagery is found in <a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a>, where Jerusalem is described as a heap of ruins, a den of jackals, highlighting the complete desolation brought about by divine wrath.<p><b>An abode for ostriches</b><br>Ostriches, like jackals, are associated with desolate regions. In biblical times, ostriches were considered unclean animals (<a href="/leviticus/11-16.htm">Leviticus 11:16</a>), and their presence in a land signifies its abandonment and impurity. The use of ostriches in this context underscores the theme of desolation and the reversal of the land's fortunes. This imagery is consistent with other prophetic writings, such as <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Lamentations 4:3</a>, where ostriches are used to depict a lack of care and nurturing, reflecting the spiritual and physical barrenness of the judged land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>The nation of Edom is the primary subject of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>. Historically, Edom was a neighboring nation to Israel, often in conflict with God's people. The prophecy in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a> speaks of God's judgment against Edom, symbolizing divine retribution against nations that oppose God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet Isaiah is the author of this book. He was a major prophet in the Old Testament, delivering messages from God to the people of Judah and surrounding nations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event described in this chapter is a prophetic vision of God's judgment. It serves as a warning to nations that rebel against God and His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/thorns,_thistles,_and_briars.htm">Thorns, Thistles, and Briars</a></b><br>These elements symbolize desolation and abandonment. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13</a>, they represent the aftermath of divine judgment, where once-fortified places become desolate.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jackals_and_ostriches.htm">Jackals and Ostriches</a></b><br>These animals are often associated with desolation and wilderness in biblical literature. Their presence in the prophecy underscores the complete desolation and abandonment of the judged land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>God's judgment upon Edom serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of rebelling against Him. Nations and individuals alike are called to align with God's will to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_desolation.htm">Symbolism of Desolation</a></b><br>The imagery of thorns, thistles, jackals, and ostriches highlights the totality of God's judgment. It serves as a warning to remain vigilant in faith and obedience to avoid spiritual desolation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The prophecy underscores God's sovereignty over nations. Believers are reminded that God is just and will ultimately bring about His righteous judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_amidst_judgment.htm">Hope Amidst Judgment</a></b><br>While the passage speaks of judgment, it also points to the hope of restoration for those who turn back to God. Believers are encouraged to seek God's mercy and grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_atman_in_hinduism.htm">What do owls symbolize in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_34_align_with_other_end-times.htm">Does the prophecy in Isaiah 34 align or conflict with similar end-time descriptions found in other parts of Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_entails_being_christ's_ambassador.htm">What does being Christ's ambassador entail?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_30_9-11_show_god's_patience.htm">How does Isaiah 30:9-11 align with other biblical passages on God's patience when it represents the people as refusing to hear truth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">An habitation of dragons, and a court for owls . . .</span>--The wild creatures named are identified, as elsewhere, with <span class= "ital">"</span>jackals" ("wild dogs," Delitzsch) and "ostriches."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thorns shall come up in her palaces</span>. The "palaces" of Bozrah are mentioned also by Amos (<a href="/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12</a>), and are threatened with destruction by fire. Amid their ruins should grow up thorns and briars. <span class="cmt_word">It shall be an habitation of dragons</span>; or, <span class="accented">of jackals</span> (see the comment on Isaiah 13:22). <span class="cmt_word">Owls</span>; literally, <span class="accented">daughters of screaming - a</span> description better suited to the owl than to the ostrich, which some regard as the bird meant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/34-13.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">Her towers</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·mə·nō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_759.htm">Strong's 759: </a> </span><span class="str2">A citadel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be overgrown</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָלְתָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with thorns,</span><br /><span class="heb">סִירִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(sî·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5518.htm">Strong's 5518: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pot, a thorn, a hook</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her fortresses</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·miḇ·ṣā·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4013.htm">Strong's 4013: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with thistles</span><br /><span class="heb">קִמּ֥וֹשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(qim·mō·wś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7057.htm">Strong's 7057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps thistles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and briers.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָח֖וֹחַ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥō·w·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2336.htm">Strong's 2336: </a> </span><span class="str2">Briar, bramble, hook, ring, fetter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She will become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיְתָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a haunt</span><br /><span class="heb">נְוֵ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(nə·wêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5116.htm">Strong's 5116: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abode of shepherd or flocks, habitation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for jackals,</span><br /><span class="heb">תַנִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṯan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">an abode</span><br /><span class="heb">חָצִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2681.htm">Strong's 2681: </a> </span><span class="str2">A settled abode, haunt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for ostriches.</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3284.htm">Strong's 3284: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps greed</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/34-13.htm">Isaiah 34:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:13 Thorns will come up in its palaces (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 34:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 34:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:14" /></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>