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

13Thorn bushes will grow over its palaces. Bushes and weeds will grow over its strong cities. Jackals and ostriches will make their homes in the land. 14Wild animals and hyenas will meet there. Wild goats will call out to each other. The night monster will come there, and she will find a place to stay. Owls will build their nests there. They will take care of their eggs until the baby birds come out. They will keep their babies safe under their wings. Hawks will meet there too. They will be together in pairs, male and female. 16Read the Lord's book very carefully: ‘All these animals and birds will be there. They will all be together in pairs. The Lord himself has commanded what must happen. His Spirit brings them all together.’ 17The Lord has decided where each one will live. He measures a place for every kind of animal and bird. The land will always belong to them to live in. It will be their home from one century to the next.

Isaiah 34:15 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• There shall the great owlקִפּוֹזqippôz · arrow snakeH7091
• make her nestקִנֵּןqânan · to make a nestH7077
• and layמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• and hatchבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• and gatherדָּגַרdâgar · to gatherH1716
• under her shadowצֵלtsêl · shadowH6738
• there shall the vulturesדַּיָּהdayâh · bird of preyH1772
• also be gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• every oneאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• with her 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