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Jeremiah 50:39

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39Thereforef desert creatures will live thereg with jackals,

and daughters of ostrichesh will inhabit her.

And she will not be inhabited again forever,i

and she will not be dwelt in for all generations.j

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Footnotes

  1. fLiterally “To thus”
  2. gHere the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. hHebrew “ostrich”
  4. iLiterally “to eternity”
  5. jLiterally “until generation and generation”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“So desert creatures and hyenas will live there,

and there the owl will dwell.

It will never again be inhabited

or lived in from generation to generation.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Therefore, desert creatures will live with hyenas,

and ostriches will also live in her.

It will never again be inhabited

or lived in through all generations.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Soon Babylon will be inhabited by desert animals and hyenas.

It will be a home for owls.

Never again will people live there;

it will lie desolate forever.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore the wild beasts of the desert

With the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there,

And the owls shall dwell therein:

And it shall be no more inhabited for ever;

Neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.