Isaiah 34:11
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But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
In other translations
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
Hebrew words
וִירֵשׁוּהָvireshuhaand they will take possession of itH3423קָאַתka'atdesert owlH6893וְקִפּוֹדvekipodand hedgehogH7090וְיַנְשׁוֹףveyanshofand great owlH3244וְעֹרֵבve'orevand ravenH6158יִשְׁכְּנוּ־yishkenu-they will dwellH7931בָהּvahin itוְנָטָהvenatahand he will stretch outH5186עָלֶיהָ'aleihaover itH5921קַו־kav-a measuring-line ofH6957תֹהוּtohuformlessnessH8414וְאַבְנֵי־ve'avnei-and stones ofH68בֹהוּ׃vohuemptinessH922
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Related verses
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- Zephaniah 2:14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.
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Places: Edom