Isaiah 34:14

“The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the islands, &c.] In Rome, and take up their abode there; of these creatures, the first of which the Targum renders monstrous ones, and the latter wild cats, (see Gill on “<231322>Isaiah 13:22”): and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; or the “hairy” onef672; from which word the goat has its name; and these creatures are described by the ancients as half goats and half men; of which (see Gill on “<231321>Isaiah 13:21”). The Targum renders it demons; and with this well agrees the account of Babylon or Rome as fallen, that it shall be the habitation of, devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, (<661802>Revelation 18:2): the…”

“wild beasts of the desert . . . island--rather, "wild cats . . . jackals" (Isa 13:21). screech owl--rather, "the night specter"; 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.”

“The wild beasts of the desert - There is in the original here a paronomasia, which cannot be conveyed in a translation. The word rendered, ‘wild beasts of the desert’ (ציים tsı̂yı̂ym), is rendered by the Septuagint, δαιμόνια daimonia, ‘demons.’ On the meaning of the word, see the note at Isaiah 13:21. The wild beasts of the island - Margin, ‘Ijim.’ Hebrew, איּים 'ı̂yym (see the note at Isaiah 13:22). Probably the term denotes the jackal. Gesenius supposes it is so called from its howl, or nocturnal cry - from an Arabia word signifying to howl. And the satyr - (see the note at Isaiah 13:21). Shall cry to his fellow - A most striking description of the desolation, when all that is heard among…”

“The wild beasts of the desert: Heb. Ziim, Isa 13:21 \*marg. the wild beasts of the island: Heb. Ijim, Isa 13:22 \*marg. screech owl: or, night-monster Isaiah 34:16”