15 Sand partridges[a] will make their nests there;
they will lay and hatch their eggs
and will gather their broods under their shadows.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.(A)
16 Search and read the scroll of the Lord:(B)
Not one of them will be missing,
none will be lacking its mate,
because he has ordered it by my[b] mouth,
and he will gather them by his Spirit.
17 He has cast the lot for them;
his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;(C)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

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Footnotes

  1. 34:15 Or Arrow snakes, or Owls
  2. 34:16 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, DSS, Syr, Tg read his

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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