Isaiah 34:14
New International Version
Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also lie down and find for themselves places of rest.

New Living Translation
Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to rest.

English Standard Version
And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.

Berean Standard Bible
The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.

King James Bible
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

New King James Version
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals, And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion; Also the night creature shall rest there, And find for herself a place of rest.

New American Standard Bible
The desert creatures will meet with the wolves, The goat also will cry to its kind. Yes, the night-bird will settle there And will find herself a resting place.

NASB 1995
The desert creatures will meet with the wolves, The hairy goat also will cry to its kind; Yes, the night monster will settle there And will find herself a resting place.

NASB 1977
And the desert creatures shall meet with the wolves, The hairy goat also shall cry to its kind; Yes, the night monster shall settle there And shall find herself a resting place.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the desert creatures will meet with the wolves; The hairy goat also will cry to its kind; Surely, the night creature will obtain relief there And will find itself a resting place.

Amplified Bible
The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals And the hairy goat will call to its kind; Indeed, Lilith (night demon) will settle there And find herself a place of rest.

Christian Standard Bible
The desert creatures will meet hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. Indeed, the night birds will stay there and will find a resting place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The desert creatures 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.

American Standard Version
And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

Contemporary English Version
Wildcats and hyenas will hunt together, demons will scream to demons, and creatures of the night will live among the ruins.

English Revised Version
And the wild beasts of the desert shall meet with the wolves, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; yea, the night-monster shall settle there, and shall find her a place of rest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hyenas will meet with jackals. Male goats will call to their mates. Screech owls will rest there and find a resting place for themselves.

Good News Translation
Wild animals will roam there, and demons will call to each other. The night monster will come there looking for a place to rest.

International Standard Version
And desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and goat-demons will call out to each other. There also Liliths will settle, and find for themselves a resting place.

Majority Standard Bible
The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose.

NET Bible
Wild animals and wild dogs will congregate there; wild goats will bleat to one another. Yes, nocturnal animals will rest there and make for themselves a nest.

New Heart English Bible
And the wildcats will meet with the hyenas, and the wild goat will cry to his fellow. There too, nocturnal animals shall settle, and shall find themselves a place of rest.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the isle, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech-owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

World English Bible
The wild animals of the desert will meet with the wolves, and the wild goat will cry to his fellow. Yes, the night creature shall settle there, and shall find herself a place of rest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And desert-dwellers have met with howlers, "" And the goat calls for its companion, "" Surely the night-owl has rested there, "" And has found a place of rest for herself.

Young's Literal Translation
And met have Ziim with Aiim, And the goat for its companion calleth, Only there rested hath the night-owl, And hath found for herself a place of rest.

Smith's Literal Translation
And animals of the desert lighted upon the howlers, and the he goat shall call to his neighbor; also there the night spectre rested, and found for herself a resting place.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And demons and monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry out one to another, there hath the lamia lain down, and found rest for herself.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And demons and monsters will meet, and the hairy ones will cry out to one another. There, the ogress has lain down and found rest for herself.

New American Bible
Wildcats shall meet with desert beasts, satyrs shall call to one another; There shall the lilith repose, and find for herself a place to rest.

New Revised Standard Version
Wildcats shall meet with hyenas, goat-demons shall call to each other; there too Lilith shall repose, and find a place to rest.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And insane men shall meet in it, and demoniacs shall cry out one to another; there has the screech owl perched and found for herself a place of rest.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And spirits shall hold meetings in it, and an evil spirit shall call to his fellow. There a female night demon is rested, and she has found rest for herself
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the wild-cats shall meet with the jackals, And the satyr shall cry to his fellow; Yea, the night-monster shall repose there, And shall find her a place of rest.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And devils shall meet with satyrs, and they shall cry one to the other: there shall satyrs rest, having found for themselves a place of rest.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
God's Judgments on the Nations
13Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. 14The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose. 15There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate.…

Cross References
Leviticus 17:7
They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

Deuteronomy 32:17
They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.

2 Chronicles 11:15
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.

Psalm 91:5-6
You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, / nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.

Jeremiah 50:39
So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.

Jeremiah 51:37
Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.

Zephaniah 2:14
Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.

Revelation 18:2
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.

Revelation 9:20
Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

Revelation 16:13-14
And I saw three unclean spirits that looked like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet. / These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Matthew 12:43
When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

Mark 5:2-5
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. / This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. / Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him. ...

Luke 8:27-29
When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs. / When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!” / For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

1 Corinthians 10:20
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.


Treasury of Scripture

The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.

the wild beasts of the desert.

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Isaiah 34
1. The judgments wherewith God revenges his church
11. The desolation of her enemies
16. The certainty of the prophecy














The desert creatures
The Hebrew term here is often translated as "wild beasts of the desert" or "creatures of the wilderness." This phrase evokes the image of desolation and abandonment, a place where only the wild and untamed can survive. In the context of Isaiah, it symbolizes the judgment and desolation that will come upon the nations that oppose God. The wilderness is often used in Scripture as a place of testing and judgment, as seen in the Israelites' journey through the desert.

will meet with hyenas
Hyenas are scavengers, often associated with death and decay. In the ancient Near East, they were seen as unclean animals. The meeting of desert creatures with hyenas suggests a gathering of unclean and desolate forces, emphasizing the complete desolation and ruin that will befall the land. This imagery serves as a stark warning of the consequences of turning away from God.

and one wild goat will call to another
The wild goat, or "satyr" in some translations, is a creature associated with desolation and the wilderness. The calling of one to another suggests a haunting, eerie atmosphere, reinforcing the theme of abandonment. In biblical symbolism, goats are often used to represent sin and separation from God, as seen in the scapegoat ritual of Leviticus 16.

there the night creature
The "night creature" is sometimes translated as "screech owl" or "Lilith" in other versions. In Jewish folklore, Lilith is a figure associated with the night and desolation. The presence of such a creature in this desolate landscape underscores the complete and utter abandonment of the land. It serves as a metaphor for spiritual desolation and the absence of God's presence.

will settle and find her place of repose
The idea of settling and finding repose suggests a permanent state of desolation. The land is so forsaken that even creatures of the night find it a suitable dwelling place. This phrase highlights the finality of God's judgment on those who oppose Him. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and the importance of seeking refuge in God.

(14) The wild beasts of the desert . . .--Better, wild cats or hyenas shall meet wolves. The nouns that follow belong, apparently, to the region of mythical zoology. The English "satyr" expresses fairly enough the idea of a "demon-brute" haunting the waste places of the palaces of Edom, while the "screech-owl" is the Lilith, the she-vampire, who appears in the legends of the Talmud as having been Adam's first wife, who left him and was turned into a demon. With the later Jews, Lilith, as sucking the blood of children, was the bugbear of the nursery. Night-vampire would, perhaps, be the best rendering.

Verse 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 victims in their sleep. The word is probably a derivative from leilah, night, and designates" the spirit of the night" - a mischievous being, who took advantage of the darkness to play fantastic tricks. A Jewish legend made Lilith the first wife of Adam, and said that, having pronounced the Divine Name as a charm, she was changed into a devil. It was her special delight to murder young children (Buxtorf, 'Lex. Rabbin.,' ad roe.). The prophets, when they employ poetic imagery, are not tied down to fact, but are free to use the beliefs of their contemporaries in order to heighten the force of their descriptions.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The desert creatures
צִיִּים֙ (ṣî·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6728: Wild beast of the desert, that dwell in inhabiting the wilderness

will meet
וּפָגְשׁ֤וּ (ū·p̄ā·ḡə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6298: To come in contact with, to concur

with hyenas,
אִיִּ֔ים (’î·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 338: A howler, any solitary wild creature

and one wild goat
וְשָׂעִ֖יר (wə·śā·‘îr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8163: Shaggy, a he-goat, a faun

will call
יִקְרָ֑א (yiq·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

another.
רֵעֵ֣הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

There
שָׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

the nocturnal creature
לִּילִ֔ית (lî·lîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3917: A female night-demon

will settle
הִרְגִּ֣יעָה (hir·gî·‘āh)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7280: To toss violently and suddenly, to settle, quiet, to wink

and find
וּמָצְאָ֥ה (ū·mā·ṣə·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

her
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

place of repose.
מָנֽוֹחַ׃ (mā·nō·w·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4494: A resting place, state or condition of rest


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