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15 There the owl shall nest and lay
    and hatch and care for her chicks in her shadow;
surely there the birds of prey shall be gathered,
    each one with her mate.

16 Seek from the book of Yahweh and read;[a]

none of these shall be missing;
    none shall miss her mate.
For my[b] mouth is the one that[c] has commanded,
    and his spirit is the one that[d] has gathered them.
17 And he is the one that[e] has cast the lot for them,
    and his hand has apportioned it to them with the measuring line;
they shall take possession of it forever,
    they shall live in it from generation to generation.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:16 Literally “call”
  2. Isaiah 34:16 The Dead Sea Scroll has “his”
  3. Isaiah 34:16 Literally “he”
  4. Isaiah 34:16 Literally “he”
  5. Isaiah 34:17 Literally “he”
  6. Isaiah 34:17 Literally “to generation and generation”

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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