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15 Owls will nest there
to raise their young
    among its shadows,[a]
while families of vultures
    circle around.

16 In The Book of the Lord[b]
you can search and find
    where it is written,
“The Lord brought together
    all of his creatures
by the power of his Spirit.
    Not one is missing.”
17 The Lord has decided
    where they each should live;
they will be there forever,
    generation after generation.

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Footnotes

  1. 34.15 Owls … shadows: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 34.16 The Book of the Lord: The book that Isaiah refers to is unknown.

15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
    she will hatch them, and care for her young
    under the shadow of her wings;(A)
there also the falcons(B) will gather,
    each with its mate.

16 Look in the scroll(C) of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,(D)
    not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(E) that has given the order,(F)
    and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(G)
    his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
    and dwell there from generation to generation.(H)

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