Isaiah 34:16

Judgment

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.

¹⁵ 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.

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: Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Search in the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.
ASV: Seek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
DARBY: Search ye in the book of Jehovah and read: not one of these shall fail, one shall not have to seek for the other; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
BLB: Search from the book of YHWH and recite: Not one of these will go missing, a female will not lack her mate. For His mouth has commanded it, and by His Spirit He has gathered them.

ÅB: Se etter i Herrens bok og les! Ikke ett av disse dyr skal mangle, det ene skal ikke savne det annet; for hans munn befaler det, og hans Ånd samler dem,
OTB: Søk i Herrens bok, og les: Ikke én av disse skal mangle, ingen skal savne sin make. For Hans munn har befalt, og Hans Ånd har samlet dem.
B1930: Se efter i Herrens bok og les! Ikke ett av disse dyr skal mangle, det ene skal ikke savne det annet; for hans munn byder det, og hans Ånd samler dem,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 33:9
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
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Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
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Isaiah 30:8
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:
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Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
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Proverbs 23:12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
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John 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
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