^17 (A)He has cast the lot for them;
    his hand has portioned it out to them with the line;
they shall possess it forever;
    from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.

¹⁰ Night and day ^(A)it shall not be quenched;
    ^(B)its smoke shall go up forever.
^(C)From generation to generation it shall lie waste;
    none shall pass through it forever and ever.

⁵⁵ He ^(A)drove out nations before them;
    he ^(B)apportioned them for a possession
    and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

^25 (A)This is your lot,
    the portion I have measured out to you, declares the Lord,
because ^(B)you have forgotten me
    and trusted in lies.

^14 (A)At evening time, behold, terror!
    Before morning, they are no more!
This is the portion of those who loot us,
    and the lot of those who plunder us.

^20 (A)It will never be inhabited
    or lived in for all generations;
no ^(B)Arab will pitch his tent there;
    no ^(C)shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
²¹ But ^(D)wild animals will lie down there,
    and their houses will be full of howling creatures;
there ^(E)ostriches^[a] will dwell,
    and there wild goats will dance.
²² Hyenas^[b] will cry in its towers,
    and ^(F)jackals in ^(G)the pleasant palaces;
its time is close at hand
    and its days will not be prolonged.