Isaiah 34:15
13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate.
- KJV
- There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
- WEB
- The arrow snake will make her nest there, and lay, hatch, and gather under her shade. Yes, the kites will be gathered there, every one with her mate.
- ASV
- There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.
- DARBY
- There shall the arrow-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow; there also shall the vultures be gathered one with another.
- BLB
- There the owl will nest and lay and hatch and gather [them] under her shadow; even there will gather the birds of prey, each with her mate.
- ÅB
- Der bygger pilormen rede og legger egg og klekker ut unger og samler dem i sin skygge; ja, der samler gribbene seg sammen.
- OTB
- Treslangen skal lage sitt rede der og legge egg, og klekke dem, og samle dem under sin skygge; der skal også haukene samle seg, hver med sin make.
- B1930
- Der bygger pilormen rede og legger egg og klekker ut unger og samler dem i sin skygge; ja, der samler gribbene sig sammen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 14:13
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
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