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Isaiah 34:9-11
English Standard Version
Isaiah 34:9-11
English Standard Version
9 (A)And the streams of Edom[a] shall be turned into pitch,
and her soil into sulfur;
her land shall become burning pitch.
10 Night and day (B)it shall not be quenched;
(C)its smoke shall go up forever.
(D)From generation to generation it shall lie waste;
none shall pass through it forever and ever.
11 (E)But the hawk and the porcupine[b] shall possess it,
the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
(F)He shall stretch the line of (G)confusion[c] over it,
and the plumb line of emptiness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:9 Hebrew her streams
- Isaiah 34:11 The identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain
- Isaiah 34:11 Hebrew formlessness
Isaiah 34:9-11
New International Version
Isaiah 34:9-11
New International Version
9 Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her dust into burning sulfur;(A)
her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(B) night or day;
its smoke will rise forever.(C)
From generation to generation(D) it will lie desolate;(E)
no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[a](F) and screech owl[b] will possess it;
the great owl[c] and the raven(G) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(H)
the measuring line of chaos(I)
and the plumb line(J) of desolation.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
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