^21 (A)But wild beasts of the desert will lie there,
And their houses will be full of ^[a]owls;
Ostriches will dwell there,
And wild goats will caper there.

²² The hyenas will howl in their citadels,
And jackals in their pleasant palaces.
^(A)Her time is near to come,
And her days will not be prolonged.”

¹⁴ The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the ^[a]jackals,
And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion;
Also ^[b]the night creature shall rest there,
And find for herself a place of rest.

^37 (A)Babylon shall become a heap,
A dwelling place for jackals,
^(B)An astonishment and a hissing,
Without an inhabitant.