Isaiah 13:22

Isaiah 13:22 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

22Hyenas will inhabit her strongholds,

jackals her luxurious palaces.

Her time is at hand,

and her days will not be prolonged.

22 13:22 Or howling creaturesHyenas will howl in their fortified towers

And jackals in their luxurious palaces.

Her fateful time also 13:22 Lit is near to comewill soon come,

And her days will not be prolonged.

22Hyenas will howl in their fortified towers

And jackals in their luxurious palaces.

Her fateful time also will soon come

And her days will not be prolonged.

22 13:22 This prophecy was written well over a century before Babylon’s downfall in 539 b.c.Hyenas will howl in their castles,

And jackals in their luxurious palaces.

Babylon’s time has nearly come,

And her days will not be prolonged.

22Hyenas will howl in her fortresses

and jackals13:22 Or serpents or dragons in her luxurious palaces.

Babylon’s time is at hand,

and her days will not be prolonged.

22Hyenas will live in its forts.

Wild dogs will live in its beautiful palaces.

The time for Babylon to be punished is near.

Its days are numbered.