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Isaiah 34:11

11  lBut the hawk and the porcupine3 shall possess it,

the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

mHe shall stretch the line of nconfusion4 over it,

and the plumb line of emptiness.

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Isaiah 34:11 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it;

the great owl and the raven will nest there.

God will stretch out over Edom

the measuring line of chaos

and the plumb line of desolation.

Isaiah 34:11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it;

The owl also and the raven shall dwell in it:

And he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.

Isaiah 34:11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl,

the great owl and the raven.

For God will measure that land carefully;

he will measure it for chaos and destruction.

Isaiah 34:11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it,

Also the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

And He shall stretch out over it

The line of confusion and the stones of emptiness.

Isaiah 34:11 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 Birds and small animals will own that land,

and owls and ravens will live there.

God will make it an empty wasteland;

it will have nothing left in it.

Isaiah 34:11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

Isaiah 34:11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 And the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, and the great owl and the raven shall dwell in it. And he shall stretch out upon it the line of waste, and the plummets of emptiness.

Isaiah 34:11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 Pelicans and herons will take possession of the land. 

Owls and crows will live there. 

He will stretch the measuring line of chaos 

and the plumb line of destruction over it. 

Isaiah 34:11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 The desert owl and the screech owl will possess it,

and the great owl and the raven will dwell there.

The Lord will stretch out a measuring line

and a plumb line over her

for her destruction and chaos.

Isaiah 34:11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 But the hawk and the hedgehog shall possess it;

the owl and the raven shall live in it.

He shall stretch the line of confusion over it,

and the plummet of chaos over its nobles.

Isaiah 34:11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 But the large bird and the hedgehog shall take possession of it,

and the owl and the raven shall live in it.

And he shall stretch the measuring line of confusion out over it,

and the plumb line of emptiness.

Isaiah 34:11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 The desert owl and screech owl will make it their home.

The great owl and the raven will build their nests there.

God will use his measuring line

to show how completely Edom will be destroyed.

He will use his plumb line

to show how empty Edom will become.

Isaiah 34:11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 But pelican and hedgehog will possess it,

And owl and raven will dwell in it;

And He will stretch over it the line of desolation

And the plumb line of emptiness.


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