19 And it will be that aBabylon, the bbeauty of kingdoms, the honor of the Chaldeans’ pride,
Will be as when God coverthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
20 It will anever be inhabited or dwelt in from generation to generation;
Nor will the bArab pitch his tent there,
Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
21 But adesert creatures will lie down there,
And their houses will be full of owls;
Ostriches also will dwell there, and shaggy goats will leap there.