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735 B
735 B
I will also make her
The word "her" refers to the city of Babylon. Cities were often spoken of as if they were women. Alternate translation: "I will also make it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)
a possession of owls
This represents wild animals living in the city because there are no people there. Alternate translation: "a place where owls live" or "a place where wild animals live" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
into pools of water
Causing there to be swamps or ponds of stagnant water where the city was is spoken of as making the city into those things. Alternate translation: "into a place where there are stagnant ponds" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)