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Isaiah 13:22 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 13 · verse 22
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.Isaiah 13:22 · King James Version
Isaiah 13:22 in context
20It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
21But 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.
22And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- pleasantʻônegluxuryH6027 →
- islandsʼîya howlerH338 →
- dragonstannîyna marine or land monsterH8577 →
- palaceshêykâla large public building, such as a palace or templeH1964 →
- housesʼalmânâha widowH490 →
- timeʻêthtime, especially now, when, etcH6256 →
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The great havoc and destruction which it was foretold should be made by the Medes and Persians in Babylon here end in the final destruction of it. 1. It is allowed that Babylon was a noble city. It was the glory of kingdoms and the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency; it was that head of gold (Dan 2:37, Dan 2:38);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 19-22