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 desert creatures will meet hyenas, and one wild goat will call to another. Indeed, the night birds will stay there and will find a resting place. 15Sand partridges will make their nests there; they will lay and hatch their eggs and will gather their broods under their shadows. Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there, each with its mate. Search and read the scroll of the Lord: Not one of them will be missing, none will be lacking its mate, because he has ordered it by my mouth, and he will gather them by his Spirit. 17He has cast the lot for them; his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.

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 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the future, forever and ever.
• Deuteronomy 31:21And when many troubles and afflictions come to them, this song will testify against them, because their descendants will not have forgotten it. For I know what they are prone to do, even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.”
• Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.
• Amos 3:7Indeed, the Lord God does nothing without revealing his counsel to his servants the prophets.
• Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord and had high regard for his name.
• John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.
• John 10:35If he called those to whom the word of God came ‘gods’ — and the Scripture cannot be broken —
• 2 Peter 1:19We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
• Matthew 5:18For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all things are accomplished.
• Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
• Genesis 6:17“Understand that I am bringing a flood — floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
• Psalms 33:6The heavens were made by the word of the Lord, and all the stars, 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