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Isaiah 34:11

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11Eagle owlsA and heronsB will possess it,

and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.b

The Lord will stretch out a measuring line

and a plumb line* over her

for her destruction and chaos.c

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Footnotes

  1. AOr Pelicans
  2. BOr hedgehogs

Cross references

  1. bIs 13:21–22; 14:23; Zph 2:14
  2. *Am 7:7–9
  3. c2Kg 21:13; Is 24:10; Lm 2:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it,

the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.

He shall stretch the line of confusion over it,

and the plumb line of emptiness.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.