Isaiah 34:14-15
New English Translation
14 Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there;[a]
wild goats will bleat to one another.[b]
Yes, nocturnal animals[c] will rest there
and make for themselves a nest.[d]
15 Owls[e] will make nests and lay eggs[f] there;
they will hatch them and protect them.[g]
Yes, hawks[h] will gather there,
each with its mate.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:14 tn Heb “will meet” (so NIV); NLT “will mingle there.”
- Isaiah 34:14 tn Heb “and a goat will call to its neighbor.”
- Isaiah 34:14 tn The precise meaning of לִילִית (lilit) is unclear, though in this context the word certainly refers to some type of wild animal or bird. The word appears to be related to לַיְלָה (laylah, “night”). Some interpret it as the name of a female night demon, on the basis of an apparent Akkadian cognate used as the name of a demon. Later Jewish legends also identified Lilith as a demon. Cf. NRSV “Lilith.”
- Isaiah 34:14 tn Heb “and will find for themselves a resting place.”
- Isaiah 34:15 tn Hebrew קִפּוֹז (qippoz) occurs only here; the precise meaning of the word is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:15 tn For this proposed meaning for Hebrew מָלַט (malat), see HALOT 589 s.v. I מלט.
- Isaiah 34:15 tn Heb “and brood [over them] in her shadow.”
- Isaiah 34:15 tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture.
Isaiah 34:14-15
New International Version
14 Desert creatures(A) will meet with hyenas,(B)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(C) will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
she will hatch them, and care for her young
under the shadow of her wings;(D)
there also the falcons(E) will gather,
each with its mate.
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