“And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.”
And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces—the continuation of the image of Babylon as inhabited by wild creatures rather than humans, with the magnificent palaces reduced to lairs of monsters. The crying of beasts suggests the mournful character of the ruin and the absolute reversal of fortune. This verse concludes the oracle against Babylon with the image of total devastation and desolation.
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