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# desert beasts with the jackals
Possible meanings are 1) "wild animals and hyenas" or 2) "wild demons and evil spirits."
# jackals
A jackal is a wild dog found in Asia and Africa.
# ostriches
very large African birds that run fast but cannot fly. Some versions translate this as "owl."
# will live in her
The word "her" refers to Babylon.
# For all time, she will no longer be inhabited. From generation to generation, she will not be lived in
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These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that Babylon will be completely uninhabited. Alternate translation: "People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublet]])
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# she will not be lived in
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "no one will live in her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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