“The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.”
The reference to wild animals and demons inhabiting the desolate land, with jackals and owls crying to one another in the ruins, indicates that the land will become a place of desolation and supernatural darkness. This verse presents the desolate land as inhabited by creatures of chaos and wildness, suggesting that the judgment results in the triumph of chaos over order. The reference to demons suggests that the desolate land becomes a place where forces opposed to God are free to operate without restraint. The verse emphasizes that the judgment results in the complete reversal of civilization and the triumph of wilderness.
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