Isaiah 34:15

Isaiah 34:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
• New International Version (NIV)The owl will nest there and lay eggs, she will hatch them, and care for her young under the shadow of her wings; there also the falcons will gather, each with its mate.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There the owl nests and lays and hatches and gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs And hatch, and gather them under her shadow; There also shall the hawks be gathered, Every one with her mate.

Context of Isaiah 34:15

13Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. 14The desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. There the night creature will settle and find her place of repose. There 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. 16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit. 17He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

Isaiah 34:15 word by word

שָׁ֣מָּה קִנְּנָ֤ה קִפּוֹז֙ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וּבָקְעָ֖ה וְדָגְרָ֣ה בְצִלָּ֑הּ אַךְ־שָׁ֛ם נִקְבְּצ֥וּ דַיּ֖וֹת אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• Thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• the owl willקִפּוֹזqippôz · arrow snakeH7091
• make her nestקִנֵּןqânan · to make a nestH7077
• she will layמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• and hatch her eggsבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• and gatherדָּגַרdâgar · to gatherH1716
• her brood under her shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• Evenאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• the birds of preyדַּיָּהdayâh · bird of preyH1772
• will gatherקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• eachאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• with its mateרְעוּתre‛ûth · neighborH7468

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The great owl - קפוז kippoz, the , or darter, a serpent so called because of its suddenly leaping up or darting on its prey. Probably the mongoose or ichneumon may be intended. The vultures - דיות daiyoth, the black vultures. My old MS. Bible renders these names curiously: And ageyn cumen schul devylis: the beste, party of an asse, and party of a mam: and the wodwose, the tother schal crien to the tother. There schal byn lamya, that is, thrisse, or a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15There shall the great owl - (קפוז qı̂pôz ). Gesenius supposes that this is the arrow-snake, so called from its darting or springing, in the manner of the rattle-snake - from an obsolete root to draw oneself together, to contract. Bochart (Hieroz. ii. 3. 11. 408-419) has examined the meaning of the word at length, and comes to the conclusion that it means the serpent which the Greeks called acontias, and the Latins, jaculus - the arrow-snake. The serpent…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. 1-17This prophecy of judgment was against the nations at the terrifying day of the Lord (see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22; see also Isaiah 63:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. great owl--rather, "the arrow snake," so called from its darting on its prey [Gesenius]. lay--namely, eggs. gather under her shadow--rather, "cherishes" her young under, &c. (Jr 17:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 34:15

• Vulture
• War

In the dictionaries

• Owl
• Scroll
• Seek
• Vulture
• Arrowsnake
• Dart-Snake
• Hedgehog
• Isaiah
• Nest
• Night-Monster

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