But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of howling creatures; and ostriches shall dwell there, and wild goats shall dance there.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Beasts. Hebrew tsiim, "fishermen. "
Serpents. Hebrew ochim. Septuagint, "echo "(Haydock) or "reeds. "Babylon was built on a marshy situation, and Cyrus having let out the waters of the Euphrates, they could never be effectually stopped.
Ostriches. Or swans.
Hairy. Goats, chap. xxxiv. 14. (Calmet)
There are people who are even worse than wild donkeys, living in the wilderness and kicking. In fact, most of the young people among us are like this. They have wild desires and jump around, kicking and going around unbridled. They spend all their energy on unbecoming behavior. The fathers are to blame. While they hire horse breakers to discipline their horses and do not let the young colt stay untamed for long, they overlook their own young people. The youth are unbridled and have no self-control. They disgrace themselves through their sexual sins, through gambling and through going to the wicked theater. - "Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew 59.7"
