19 And Babylon, (A)the glory of kingdoms,
    the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans,
will be (B)like Sodom and Gomorrah
    when God overthrew them.
20 (C)It will never be inhabited
    or lived in for all generations;
no (D)Arab will pitch his tent there;
    no (E)shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
21 But (F)wild animals will lie down there,
    and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there (G)ostriches[a] will dwell,
    and there wild goats will dance.

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  1. Isaiah 13:21 Or owls

19 Babylon,(A) the jewel of kingdoms,(B)
    the pride and glory(C) of the Babylonians,[a]
will be overthrown(D) by God
    like Sodom and Gomorrah.(E)
20 She will never be inhabited(F)
    or lived in through all generations;
there no nomads(G) will pitch their tents,
    there no shepherds will rest their flocks.
21 But desert creatures(H) will lie there,
    jackals(I) will fill her houses;
there the owls(J) will dwell,
    and there the wild goats(K) will leap about.

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  1. Isaiah 13:19 Or Chaldeans