Isaiah

Isaiah 34:10–15

¹⁰It will not be quenched— day or night.

Its smoke will ascend forever.

From generation to generation it will lie desolate;

no one will ever again pass through it.

¹¹The desert owl and screech owl will possess it,

and the great owl and raven will dwell in it.^c

The LORD will stretch out over Edom

a measuring line of chaos

and a plumb line of destruction.

¹²No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,

and all her princes will come to nothing.

¹³Her towers will be overgrown with thorns,

her fortresses with thistles and briers.

She will become a haunt for jackals,^d

an abode for ostriches.^e

¹⁴The desert creatures will meet with hyenas,

and one wild goat will call to another.

There the night creature^f will settle

and find her place of repose.

¹⁵There the owl will make her nest;

she will lay and hatch her eggs

and gather her brood under her shadow.

Even there the birds of prey will gather,

each with its mate.

Footnotes

c 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
d 34:13 Or serpents or dragons
e 34:13 Literally for daughters of an ostrich or for daughters of an owl
f 34:14 Hebrew Lilith

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Isaiah 34:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be quenched	תִכְבֶּ֔ה	ṯiḵ·beh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
day	וְיוֹמָם֙	wə·yō·w·mām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
or night	לַ֤יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
Its smoke	עֲשָׁנָ֑הּ	‘ă·šā·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6227 smoke
will ascend	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
forever	לְעוֹלָ֖ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
From generation	מִדּ֤וֹר	mid·dō·wr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
to generation	לָדוֹר֙	lā·ḏō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
it will lie desolate	תֶּחֱרָ֔ב	te·ḥĕ·rāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
no one	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
will ever again	לְנֵ֣צַח	lə·nê·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
pass	עֹבֵ֖ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through it	בָּֽהּ׃	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Isaiah 34:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The desert owl	קָאַ֣ת	qā·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6893 pelican
and screech owl	וְקִפּ֔וֹד	wə·qip·pō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7090 porcupine
will possess it	וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙	wî·rê·šū·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
and the great owl	וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף	wə·yan·šō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3244 unclean, bird, heron
and raven	וְעֹרֵ֖ב	wə·‘ō·rêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6158 raven
will dwell	יִשְׁכְּנוּ־	yiš·kə·nū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
in it	בָ֑הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
The LORD will stretch out	וְנָטָ֥ה	wə·nā·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
over	עָלֶ֛יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
a measuring line	קַֽו־	qaw-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6957 line
of chaos	תֹ֖הוּ	ṯō·hū	Noun - masculine singular	H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
and a plumb line	וְאַבְנֵי־	wə·’aḇ·nê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone
of destruction	בֹֽהוּ׃	ḇō·hū	Noun - masculine singular	H922 emptiness

Isaiah 34:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	וְאֵֽין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
nobles	חֹרֶ֥יהָ	ḥō·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H2715 noble
will be left to proclaim	יִקְרָ֑אוּ	yiq·rā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
a king	מְלוּכָ֣ה	mə·lū·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4410 kingship, royalty
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
her princes	שָׂרֶ֖יהָ	śā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
will come	יִ֥הְיוּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to nothing	אָֽפֶס׃	’ā·p̄es	Noun - masculine singular	H657 the two extremities

Isaiah 34:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her towers	אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙	’ar·mə·nō·ṯe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H759 citadel
will be overgrown	וְעָלְתָ֤ה	wə·‘ā·lə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with thorns	סִירִ֔ים	sî·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5518 pot
her fortresses	בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ	bə·miḇ·ṣā·re·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4013 fortification
with thistles	קִמּ֥וֹשׂ	qim·mō·wś	Noun - masculine singular	H7057 thistles or nettles
and briers	וָח֖וֹחַ	wā·ḥō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2336 brier, bramble
She will become	וְהָיְתָה֙	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a haunt	נְוֵ֣ה	nə·wêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
for jackals	תַנִּ֔ים	ṯan·nîm	Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
an abode	חָצִ֖יר	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2681 settled abode or haunt
for ostriches	יַעֲנָֽה׃	ya·‘ă·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3284 greed (?)

Isaiah 34:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The desert creatures	צִיִּים֙	ṣî·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6728 desert-dweller
will meet	וּפָגְשׁ֤וּ	ū·p̄ā·ḡə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6298 meet, encounter
with hyenas	אִיִּ֔ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H338 jackal
and one wild goat	וְשָׂעִ֖יר	wə·śā·‘îr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8163 he-goat, buck
will call	יִקְרָ֑א	yiq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
another	רֵעֵ֣הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
There	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the night creature	לִּילִ֔ית	lî·lîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3917 Lilith
will settle	הִרְגִּ֣יעָה	hir·gî·‘āh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7280 disturb
and find	וּמָצְאָ֥ה	ū·mā·ṣə·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
place of repose	מָנֽוֹחַ׃	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4494 resting-place, state, or condition of rest

Isaiah 34:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֣מָּה	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
the owl will	קִפּוֹז֙	qip·pō·wz	Noun - feminine singular	H7091 arrow-snake
make her nest	קִנְּנָ֤ה	qin·nə·nāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7077 make a nest, nest
she will lay	וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט	wat·tə·mal·lêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
and hatch her eggs	וּבָקְעָ֖ה	ū·ḇā·qə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through
and gather	וְדָגְרָ֣ה	wə·ḏā·ḡə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1716 gather together as a brood
her brood under her shadow	בְצִלָּ֑הּ	ḇə·ṣil·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H6738 shadow
Even	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
there	שָׁ֛ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the birds of prey	דַיּ֖וֹת	ḏay·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1772 id.
will gather	נִקְבְּצ֥וּ	niq·bə·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6908 gather, collect
each	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
with its mate	רְעוּתָֽהּ׃	rə·‘ū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7468 fellow (-woman)