Isa 13:21 | JFB | e4.org | 21. wild beasts — Hebrew, tsiyim, animals dwelling in arid wastes. Wild cats, remarkable for their howl [BOCHART ]. doleful creatures —"howling beasts," literally, "howlings" [MAURER ]. owls —rather, "ostriches"; a timorous creature, delighting in solitary deserts and making a hideous noise [BOCHART ]. satyrs —sylvan demi-gods—half man, half goat—believed by the Arabs to haunt these ruins; probably animals of the goat-ape species [VITRINGA ]. Devil-worshippers, who dance amid the ruins on a certain night [J. WOLFF ].

‏ Isaiah 13:21

21. wild beasts—Hebrew, tsiyim, animals dwelling in arid wastes. Wild cats, remarkable for their howl [BOCHART].

doleful creatures—"howling beasts," literally, "howlings" [MAURER].

owls—rather, "ostriches"; a timorous creature, delighting in solitary deserts and making a hideous noise [BOCHART].

satyrs—sylvan demi-gods—half man, half goat—believed by the Arabs to haunt these ruins; probably animals of the goat-ape species [VITRINGA]. Devil-worshippers, who dance amid the ruins on a certain night [J. WOLFF].