Isaiah 34:17
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְהוּא־vehu'-and heH1931הִפִּילhipilhe has castH5307לָהֶןlahenfor themגּוֹרָלgorala lotH1486וְיָדוֹveyadoand hand hisH3027חִלְּקַתָּהchilekatahit has distributed itH2505לָהֶםlahemto themבַּקָּוbakavby the measuring-lineH6957עַד־'ad-untilH5704עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769יִירָשׁוּהָyirashuhathey will possess itH3423לְדוֹרledorto a generationH1755וָדוֹרvadorand a generationH1755יִשְׁכְּנוּ־yishkenu-they will dwellH7931בָהּ׃ סvahin it
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Related verses
- Isaiah 34:10It 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.It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
- Acts 17:26And 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;From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.
- Isaiah 17:14And 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.In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
- Joshua 18:8And 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.As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
- Jeremiah 13:25This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord; because thou hast forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
- Psalm 78:55He 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.He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Isaiah 13:20-2220 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. 21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.20 She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. 21 But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. 22 Hyenas will howl in her fortresses and jackals in her luxurious palaces. Babylon’s time is at hand, and her days will not be prolonged.
- Acts 13:19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
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