OET interlinear JER 50:39

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) desert beasts with the jackals

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

This could mean: (1) “wild animals and hyenas” or (2) “wild demons and evil spirits.”

(Occurrence 0) jackals

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

A jackal is a wild dog found in Asia and Africa.

(Occurrence 0) ostriches

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

very large African birds that run fast but cannot fly. Some versions translate this as “owl.”

(Occurrence 0) will live in her

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

The word “her” refers to Babylon.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

(Occurrence 0) For all time, she will no longer be inhabited. From generation to generation, she will not be lived in

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

These two phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that Babylon will be completely uninhabited. Alternate translation: “People will never live there again; it will be uninhabited forever”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) she will not be lived in

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence live wilderness_creatures DOM hyenas and,they_will_dwell in,it daughters_of ostriches and=not inhabited again/more to,perpetuity and=not lived_in until generation and,a_generation )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “no one will live in her”