Isaiah 34:16

Isaiah 34:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
• New International Version (NIV)Look in the scroll of the Lord and read: None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

Context of Isaiah 34:16

14The creatures of the desert will encounter jackals And the hairy goat will call to its kind; Indeed, Lilith (night demon) will settle there And find herself a place of rest. 15There the arrow snake will make her nest and lay her eggs, And hatch them and gather her young under her protection; Indeed, the birds of prey will be gathered there [to breed], Every one with its own kind. Seek from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these [creatures] will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. 17The Lord has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided and apportioned Edom to the wild beasts by measuring-line. They will possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.

Isaiah 34:16 word by word

דִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽעַל־סֵ֤פֶר יְהוָה֙ וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ אַחַ֤ת מֵהֵ֙נָּה֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א פָקָ֑דוּ כִּֽי־פִי֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה וְרוּח֖וֹ ה֥וּא קִבְּצָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Seek ye outדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• of the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• no oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of theseהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007
• shall failעָדַר‛âdar · to lackH5737
• noneאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• shall wantפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: missingH6485
• her mateרְעוּתre‛ûth · neighborH7468
• for my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• it hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• and his spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• it hath gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:16

• Isaiah 30:8Now, go, write it on a tablet before them And inscribe it on a scroll, So that it may serve in the time to come As a witness [against them] forevermore.
• Deuteronomy 31:21Then it shall come about, when many evils and troubles have come on them, that this [sacred] song will confront them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten from the mouth of their descendants. For I know their inclination which is developing even now, before I bring them into the land which I have sworn to give them.”
• Isaiah 8:10Take counsel together [against Judah], but it will come to nothing; Speak the word, but it will not stand, For God is with us (Immanuel).”
• Amos 3:7Surely the Lord God does nothing Without revealing His secret plan [of the judgment to come] To His servants the prophets.
• Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord [with awe-filled reverence] spoke to one another; and the Lord paid attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who fear the Lord [with an attitude of reverence and respect] and who esteem His name.
• John 5:39You search and keep on searching and examining the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and yet it is those [very Scriptures] that testify about Me;
• John 10:35If He called them gods, men to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be undone or annulled or broken),
• 2 Peter 1:19So we have the prophetic word made more certain. You do well to pay [close] attention to it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and light breaks through the gloom and the morning star arises in your hearts.
• Matthew 5:18For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke [of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.
• Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
• Genesis 6:17For behold, I, even I, will bring a flood of waters on the earth, to destroy all life under the heavens in which there is the breath and spirit of life; everything that is on the land shall die.
• Psalms 33:6By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, And all their host by the breath of His mouth.

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16My mouth "For the mouth of Jehovah" - For הוא hu, five MSS., (three ancient), read יהוה Jehovah, and another is so corrected; so likewise the Septuagint. Two editions have צום tsivam ; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic, with the edition of 1486, and a MS. has קבצם kebatsam, with the masculine pronoun instead of the feminine: and so in the next verses it is להם lahem, instead of להן lahen, in fourteen MSS., six of them ancient. - L. To see the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Seek ye out - Lock carefully at the prediction, and its fulfillment. This seems to be addressed to the inhabitants of that land, or to any who might doubt, or be disposed to examine. They were invited to compare the prediction with the fulfillment, and see how literally all would be fulfilled - an examination which may be made now, and the prediction will be seen to have been accomplished with most surprising particularity and accuracy. The book of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-17Verses 9-17 Those who aim to ruin the church, can never do that, but will ruin themselves. What dismal changes sin can make! It turns a fruitful land into barrenness, a crowded city into a wilderness. Let us compare all we discover in the book of the Lord, with the dealings of providence around us, that we may be more diligent in seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness. What the mouth of the Lord has commanded, his Spirit will perform. And let us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Isaiah's prophecy showed that God's word is true. The power of the Spirit makes the Lord's plans happen, ensuring all prophecy is fulfilled as God promised.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together (Is 30:8; Da 9:2). Seek--(so Is 8:16, 20; Joh 5:39; 7:52). no one ... fail--of these prophecies (Mt 5:18). none shall want ... mate--image from pairing of animals mentioned, Is 34:15 ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 34:16

• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Scroll
• Seek
• Fail
• Isaiah
• Obadiah, Book of

Commentaries on Isaiah 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings