My Bible says “night monster”, not “lilith” in Isaiah 34:14.
The notes say that the night monster may be a reference to a demon.
And before this, I never heard of Lilith nor have seen any reference to her in Genesis in the account of Adam, Eve, the garden,creation accounts, anything in Scripture.
Adam’s orignal wife? Then he would have been watching Eve more closely, doncha think? ;)
The notes say that the night monster may be a reference to a demon.
לילית liyliyth (in Hebrew)
= "night creatures" (NIV, NKJV, NLT)
= "screech owl" (KJV)
= "night bird" (ESV)
= "night monster" (NASB)
= "night hag" (RSV)
= "the lilith" (NAB)
= "the lamia" (DRB)
[NB: lamia means "witch" or "sorceress"]
LOL! Yes, Adam should’ve been more involved in Eve’s daily walks!
I just noticed the reference to “night monster” a few days ago when reading my Bible, so I looked it up and found that a demon is one possibility but that a night bird was more likely, since references to demons are uncommon in the Old Testament. As it was in a list of various birds, I am inclined to agree; i.e., anyone seeing an owl swooping down on small prey might consider those long, sharp talons a monstrous thing indeed.
The Lilith story doesn’t even make sense biblically; it has all the markings of a myth from someone more interested in story-telling than in history. Apparently all of the major religions have some who aren’t content with studying their original writings but who want to jazz up their religion with fanciful tales and mercurial rules.
What a horrible creature is Lilith and certainly worthy of being the abortion industry’s mascot.
Isaiah 34:14 (English Standard Version)
14 And wild animals shall meet with hyenas;
the wild goat shall cry to his fellow;
indeed, there the night bird[a] settles
and finds for herself a resting place.
That's because it isn't there. It's extra-canonical Jewish mythology.
And the name "Lilith" is thought to be related to the word for night. It does look similar.