Isaiah 34:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 34:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 34:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.”
Isaiah 34:11 — World English Bible
Isaiah 34:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 34:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And possess her do pelican and hedge-hog, And owl and raven dwell in her, And He hath stretched out over her A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness.”
Isaiah 34:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 34:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 34:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But the pelicane and the hedgehog shall possesse it, and the great owle, and the rauen shall dwel in it, and he shall stretch out vpon it the line of vanitie, and the stones of emptinesse.”
Isaiah 34:11 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 34:11 in Context — Isaiah 34
9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
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.
12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
What Does Isaiah 34:11 Mean?
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