Isaiah 13:22

the wild beasts of the islands R.V. wolves. The word has certainly nothing to do with that for "island." It probably comes from another root meaning "to howl"; but again it is impossible to specify the particular animal.

their desolate houses The word is "almânôth, "widows," which A.V. following, as so often, Jewish authorities understands figuratively. It is either a by-form or a copyist's error for "arměnôthâm, their palaces (see ch. Isaiah 34:13). For dragonsrender jackals (R.V.).