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)

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