The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
Wild beasts of the desert ... wild beasts of the island - rather, wild cats ... jackals (Isaiah 13:21-22).
Screech owl - or, the night-spectre: in Jewish superstition a female, elegantly dressed, that carried off children by night. The text does not assert the existence of such objects of superstition, but describes the place as one which superstition would people with such beings. [Hebrew, liyliyt (H3917), from layil (H3915), the night. So the Septuagint, onokentauroi: the Vulgate, 'lamia.' The ghule of Arabian fable. But the Vulgate, Arabic, and Syriac support the English version, the strix flammea.] Irby and Mangles state as to Petra, 'The screaming of eagles, hawks, and owls, which were soaring above our heads in considerable numbers, seemingly annoyed at any one approaching their lonely habitation, added much to the singularity of the scene.'