Isaiah 34:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But pelicanקָאַ֣ת
(ka·'at)
6893: (a bird) perhaps pelicanof uncertain derivation
and hedgehogוְקִפֹּ֔וד
(ve·kip·po·vd,)
7090: porcupinefrom qaphad
will possessוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙
(vi·re·shu·ha)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
it, And owlוְיַנְשֹׁ֥וף
(ve·yan·sho·vf)
3244: (a ceremonially unclean bird) perhaps an owlfrom nashaph
and ravenוְעֹרֵ֖ב
(ve·'o·rev)
6158: a ravenfrom an unused word
will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־
(yish·ke·nu-)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in it; And He will stretchוְנָטָ֥ה
(ve·na·tah)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
overעָלֶ֛יהָ
(a·lei·ha)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
it the lineקַֽו־
(kav-)
6957b: a linefrom qavah
of desolationתֹ֖הוּ
(to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
And the plumb lineוְאַבְנֵי־
(ve·'av·nei-)
68: a stonea prim. root
of emptiness.בֹֽהוּ׃
(vo·hu.)
922: emptinessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
But the cormorant
qa'ath  (kaw-ath')
probably the pelican (from vomiting) -- cormorant.
and the bittern
qippowd  (kip-pode')
a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) -- bittern.
shall possess
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
it the owl
yanshuwph  (yan-shoof')
an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the night-heron is meant
also and the raven
`oreb  (o-rabe')
a raven (from its dusky hue) -- raven.
shall dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in it and he shall stretch out
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
upon it the line
qav  (kav)
a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord -- line.
of confusion
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
and the stones
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of emptiness
bohuw  (bo'-hoo)
a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin -- emptiness, void.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

International Standard Version
"But hawks and hedgehogs will possess it; owls and ravens will nest in it. God will stretch out over it a measuring line, and chaos, and plumb lines of emptiness, and its nobles.

NET Bible
Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The LORD will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
But the hawk and the porcupine 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.
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