6:11 I replied, “How long, sovereign master?” He said,
“Until cities are in ruins and unpopulated,
and houses are uninhabited,
and the land is ruined and devastated,
13:21 Wild animals will rest there,
the ruined 1 houses will be full of hyenas. 2
Ostriches will live there,
wild goats will skip among the ruins. 3
32:13 Mourn 4 over the land of my people,
which is overgrown with thorns and briers,
and over all the once-happy houses 5
in the city filled with revelry. 6
1 tn The word “ruined” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 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).
3 tn Heb “will skip there.”
4 tn “Mourn” is supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 12-13 are one long sentence.
5 tn Heb “indeed, over all the houses of joy.” It is not certain if this refers to individual homes or to places where parties and celebrations were held.
6 sn This same phrase is used in 22:2.