Isaiah 2:8

2:8 Their land is full of worthless idols;

they worship the product of their own hands,

what their own fingers have fashioned.

Isaiah 13:21

13:21 Wild animals will rest there,

the ruined houses will be full of hyenas.

Ostriches will live there,

wild goats will skip among the ruins.

Isaiah 56:11

56:11 The dogs have big appetites;

they are never full.

They are shepherds who have no understanding;

they all go their own way,

each one looking for monetary gain.


tn Or “bow down to” (NIV, NRSV).

tn The word “ruined” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

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).

tn Heb “will skip there.”

sn The phrase never full alludes to the greed of the leaders.

tn Heb “for his gain from his end.”