Isaiah

Isaiah 34:11

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.

Footnotes

c 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.

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Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Kings 21:13 · Lamentations 2:8 · Zephaniah 2:14 · Revelation 18:2 · Isaiah 14:23 · 2 Samuel 8:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.