Isaiah 43:20

“The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons, and the owls, &c.] Which is not to be understood literally of these creatures, who as they had honoured the Lord, when Israel passed through the wilderness, so would again in their way praise the Lord, when they came through the deserts from Babylon, for giving them water to drink in such dry and thirsty places, to which there may be an allusion; but spiritually of the Gentiles, compared to those creatures for the savageness, fierceness, and stupidity of them, and who were reckoned by the Jews no other than as the beasts of the field; who should honour and glorify God for the Gospel brought unto them, and for his grace and mercy bestowed…”

“beast--image of idolaters, defiled with blood and pollutions, dwelling like dragons, &c., in the wastes of Gentile ignorance: even they shall be converted. Or else, literally, such copious floods of water shall be given by God in the desert, that the very beasts shall (in poetic language) praise the Lord (Psa 148:10) [JEROME]. dragons--"serpents," or else jackals (see on Isa 13:22). owls--rather, "ostriches."”

“The beast of the field shall honor me - The sense of this passage is plain, and the image is highly poetical and beautiful. God would pour such copious floods of waters through the waste sandy deserts to supply his people, that even the wild beasts would be sensible of his abundant goodness, and would break forth into thanksgiving and praise for the unusual supply. The dragons - (See the note at Isaiah 13:22). The Septuagint renders the word used here (תנין tannı̂yn), by σειρῆνες seirēnes - ’sirens’ - among the ancients a marine monster that was fabled to use sweet and alluring tones of music. It is probable, however, that the Septuagint understood here some species of wild-fowl which…”

“The beast - Shall have cause, if they had abilities, to praise me for their share in this mercy. Dragons - Which live in dry and barren deserts. Isaiah 43:22”

“beast: Isa 11:6-10; Psa 104:21, Psa 148:10 owls: or, ostriches, Heb. daughters of the owl to give: Isa 43:19, Isa 41:17, Isa 48:21, Isa 49:10, Isa 55:1, Isa 55:2; Jer 31:9; Joe 3:18; Joh 4:10, Joh 4:14; Joh 7:37-39; Rev 21:6, Rev 22:17 my chosen: Isa 65:15; Ch1 16:13; Psa 33:12; Mar 13:20; Pe1 2:9; Rev 17:14 Isaiah 43:21”