2:8 Their land is full of worthless idols;
they worship 1 the product of their own hands,
what their own fingers have fashioned.
13:21 Wild animals will rest there,
the ruined 2 houses will be full of hyenas. 3
Ostriches will live there,
wild goats will skip among the ruins. 4
56:11 The dogs have big appetites;
they are never full. 5
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
they all go their own way,
each one looking for monetary gain. 6
1 tn Or “bow down to” (NIV, NRSV).
2 tn The word “ruined” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
3 tn The precise referent of this word in uncertain. See HALOT 29 s.v. *אֹחַ. Various English versions translate as “owls” (e.g., NAB, NASB), “wild dogs” (NCV); “jackals” (NIV); “howling creatures” (NRSV, NLT).
4 tn Heb “will skip there.”
5 sn The phrase never full alludes to the greed of the leaders.
6 tn Heb “for his gain from his end.”