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At the end of his prophecy of doom directed at Babylon in this chapter, Isaiah paints an evocative picture of ruin and desolation. Once Babylon, former \u201cglory of kingdoms\u201d becomes \u201clike Sodom and Gomorrah,\u201d it will be devoid of human habitation: \u201cNo Arab shall pitch his tent there, no shepherds make flocks lie down there.\u201d Instead, the wildlife will enter. The houses will be filled with owls and ostriches, and even demos (<\/span>se\u2018irim<\/span><\/em>) will make their homes there. Jackals and hyenas, too, will move in, cementing the destruction and abandonment of a formerly great city.<\/span><\/p>\n

That same last image is used by later prophets, as well. Jeremiah foretells that jackals will inhabit Babylon, too, but also Hazor and even Jerusalem will suffer this fate (9:9-10; 10:22; 49:33; 51:37). Most chillingly, the destruction of Jerusalem is described in just these terms in Lamentations 5:18:<\/span><\/p>\n

Because of Mount Zion, desolate \/ jackals prowl over it.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the perspective of Jewish history, all we can do, along with Rabbi Akiva, is note these similarities and smile. In a famous passage at the end of the tractate Makkot, Rabbi Akiva and some colleagues did in fact see a fox running among the ruins of the Temple mount, and Rabbi Akiva saw in this a sign of hope: the same prophets who foretold the destruction of Jerusalem also predicted its rebuilding. 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