イザヤ書 34:13-14 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:14

Wild beasts of the desert … wild beasts of the island . In the original, tsiyim and ' iyim— "wailers" and "howlers"—probably jackals and wolves, or wolves and hyenas." The satyr (see the comment on Isaiah 13:21 ). The screech owl The word here used, lilith , occurs only in this place. It may be doubted whether any bird, or other animal, is meant. Lilit was the name of a female demon, or wicked fairy, in whom the Assyrians believed—a being thought to vex and persecute her... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:13

And thorns ... - (see the note at Isaiah 5:6)It shall be an habitation of dragons - On the meaning of the word ‘dragons,’ see the note at Isaiah 13:22.Court for owls - A place of resort, a residence of owls. The word rendered ‘court’ (חציר châtsı̂yr) means a dwelling-place, a habitation, as well as an enclosure or court. The margin is, ‘Daughters of the owl,’ or ‘ostriches’ (see the note at Isaiah 13:21). ‘I would,’ says Stephens, when standing amidst the ruins of Petra, the capital of Idumea... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:14

The wild beasts of the desert - There is in the original here a paronomasia, which cannot be conveyed in a translation. The word rendered, ‘wild beasts of the desert’ (ציים tsı̂yı̂ym), is rendered by the Septuagint, δαιμόνια daimonia, ‘demons.’ On the meaning of the word, see the note at Isaiah 13:21.The wild beasts of the island - Margin, ‘Ijim.’ Hebrew, איּים 'ı̂yym (see the note at Isaiah 13:22). Probably the term denotes the jackal. Gesenius supposes it is so called from its howl, or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:9-15

Isaiah 34:9-15. And the streams thereof The rivers, which seem most secure from the judgment here threatened; shall be turned into pitch, &c. The country shall be dealt with as Sodom and Gomorrah were, even utterly destroyed, as it were, by fire, or burning pitch and brimstone, thrown down upon it from heaven. From generation to generation it shall lie waste It shall be irrecoverably ruined, and shall remain a spectacle of God’s vengeance to all succeeding ages. The cormorant,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

34:1-35:10 MORE ABOUT JUDGMENT AND SALVATIONJerusalem’s final triumph over Assyria is followed by further pictures of God’s final judgment on the world and the blessings that will follow. (See notes on the introduction to 24:1-27:13.) God’s enemies in this section are represented by one of Israel’s most ancient enemies, Edom.Punishment of the wicked (34:1-17)God calls sinners together to hear his judgment and receive his punishment. This judgment affects people worldwide, and involves the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 34:13

come up in = climb. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 34:14

screech owl. Hebrew. Lilith. Used to-day of any being of the night, as the English "bogy" is used. Charms are used against it to-day in Palestine. a place, &c. = a roost. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:9-15

Isaiah 34:9-15. And the streams thereof, &c.— The prophet, whose copiousness of speaking is every where inexhausted, paints, in the most chosen figures, an image of the land and city desolated by war, wasted by fire, and devoted to eternal devastation, by the divine judgment; which should not only be deprived of its inhabitants, and left to impure beasts and birds, accustomed to dwell in desarts and desolate places, but also, by the desolation brought upon it, should be rendered... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:13

13. dragons—(See on :-; Isaiah 34:1). court for owls—rather, "a dwelling for ostriches." read more