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Doleful creatures
(occurring only Isa. 13:21. Heb. ochim, i.e., “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word “hyaenas.”
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Verses where Doleful creatures is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Isaiah 13:21
But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
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Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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