Isa 13:21, 34:13, 43:20 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 21. Satyrs ] A kind of beast like to man, which is called marmots, a monkey .- Rabbi Parchon .

‏ Isaiah 13:21

Verse 21. Satyrs] A kind of beast like to man, which is called marmots, a monkey.-Rabbi Parchon.

‏ Isaiah 34:13

Verse 13. And thorns shall come up in her palaces] vealu bearmenotheyha; so read all the ancient versions.

A court for owls.] yaanah, the ostrich, from anah, to cry, because of the noise it makes. "They roar," says Dr. Shaw, "sometimes like a lion-sometimes like a bull. I have often heard them groan as if in the utmost distress."

‏ Isaiah 43:20

Verse 20. The beast of the field shall honour me-"The wild beast of the field shall glorify me"] The image is elegant and highly poetical. God will give such an abundant miraculous supply of water to his people traversing the dry desert in their return to their country, that even the wild beasts, the serpents, the ostriches, and other animals that haunt those arid regions, shall be sensible of the blessing, and shall break forth into thanksgiving and praises to him for the unusual refreshment which they receive from his so plentifully watering the sandy wastes of Arabia Deserta, for the benefit of his people passing through them.