< Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Doleful creatures : (occurring only Isa. 13:21. Heb.@ochim, i.e., "shrieks;" hence "howling animals"), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word "hyaenas."
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