God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 34:15
15Owls will make their nests there, lay eggs, and hatch them. They will gather their young in the shadow of ⌞their wings⌟. Vultures also will gather there, each one with its mate.
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
13Its palaces are covered with thorns. Its fortresses have nettles and thistles. It will become a home for jackals and a place for ostriches. 14Hyenas will meet with jackals. Male goats will call to their mates. Screech owls will rest there and find a resting place for themselves. Owls will make their nests there, lay eggs, and hatch them. They will gather their young in the shadow of ⌞their wings⌟. Vultures also will gather there, each one with its mate. 16Search the Lord’s book, and read it. Not one of these animals will be missing. Not one will lack a mate, because the Lord has commanded it, and his Spirit will gather them together. 17He is the one who throws dice for them, and his hand divides up ⌞the land⌟ for them with a measuring line. They will possess it permanently and live there for generations.
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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
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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
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