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Isaiah 34:9-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Isaiah 34:9-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Edom’s streams shall be changed into pitch,
its soil into sulfur,
and its land shall become burning pitch;
10 Night and day it shall not be quenched,
its smoke shall rise forever.
From generation to generation it shall lie waste,
never again shall anyone pass through it.(A)
11 But the desert owl and hoot owl shall possess it,
the screech owl and raven shall dwell in it.
The Lord will stretch over it the measuring line of chaos,
the plumb line of confusion.[a](B)
12 Its nobles shall be no more,
nor shall kings be proclaimed there;
all its princes are gone.(C)
13 Its castles shall be overgrown with thorns,
its fortresses with thistles and briers.
It shall become an abode for jackals,
a haunt for ostriches.(D)
14 Wildcats shall meet with desert beasts,
satyrs[b] shall call to one another;
There shall the lilith repose,
and find for herself a place to rest.
Isaiah 34:9-14
New International Version
Isaiah 34:9-14
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.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
all her princes(K) will vanish(L) away.
13 Thorns(M) will overrun her citadels,
nettles and brambles her strongholds.(N)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(O)
a home for owls.(P)
14 Desert creatures(Q) will meet with hyenas,(R)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(S) will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
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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