Isaiah 34:17

Judgment

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.

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.

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: He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
KJV: 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.
WEB: He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: For he himself hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them with the line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
BLB: And He has cast in it a lot, and His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line; even to forever they will possess it; for generation and generation they will dwell in it.

ÅB: og han kaster lodd for dem, og hans hånd tildeler dem det[^3] med målesnor; til evig tid skal de eie det, fra slekt til slekt skal de bo i det.
[^1]: av Guds vrede.
[^2]: en ond ånd. MTT 12, 43. ÅPE 18, 2.
[^3]: Edoms land.
OTB: Han har kastet loddet for dem, og Hans hånd har delt det ut til dem etter mål. De skal eie det for alltid; fra generasjon til generasjon skal de bo i det.
B1930: og han kaster lodd for dem, og hans hånd tildeler dem det med målesnor; til evig tid skal de eie det, fra slekt til slekt skal de bo i det. / < Edoms land.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 34:10
It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Read in context
Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Read in context
Jeremiah 13:25
This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the LORD; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
Read in context
Isaiah 17:14
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Read in context
Psalms 78:55
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Read in context
Joshua 18:8
And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.
Read in context
Isaiah 13:20–22
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Read in context
Acts 13:19
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
Read in context