22
Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the pleasant palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
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Verse 22. Owls. Or jackals, which resemble foxes, and going in packs, will devour the largest creatures. Bochart. Parkhurst in aje. Bible.—But Saint Jerome explains it of birds. Job 28:7. Leviticus 14.—Sirens, fabulously supposed to be sweet singing women with wings.—Thannim denotes some great sea monsters, such as whales or sea calves. Calmet.
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