Thematic Bible: Deserted cities
Thematic Bible
Beasts » Habitations of » Deserted cities
But wild animals will lie down there, and owls will fill the houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. Hyenas will howl in the fortresses, and jackals, in the luxurious palaces. Babylon's time is almost up; her days are almost over.
Birds » Inhabit » Deserted cities
and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line over her
for her destruction and chaos.
The wild beasts will meet hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. Indeed, the screech owl will stay there and will find a resting place for herself. The sand partridge will make her nest there; she will lay and hatch her eggs and will gather [her brood] under her shadow. Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there, each with its mate.
Birds » Make their nests » Deserted cities
she will lay and hatch her eggs
and will gather her brood under her shadow.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.
the Dragon » Found in » Deserted cities
a jackals’ den.
I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
an uninhabited place.
and jackals, in the luxurious palaces.
Babylon’s time is almost up;
her days are almost over.