New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 34:10-17

10It willnot be quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915or dayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119; Itssmokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227will goיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769. Fromgenerationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755to generationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755it will be desolateתֶּחֱרָ֔בte.che.RavH2717;Noneאֵ֥ין'einH369will passעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674through it foreverלְנֵ֣צַחle.Ne.tzachH5331and everנְצָחִ֔יםne.tza.ChimH5331.

11Butpelicanקָאַ֣תka.'AtH6893and hedgehogוְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.PodH7090will possessוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haH3423it, Andowlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244and ravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it;And He will stretchוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186overעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it thelineקַֽו־kav-H6957ofdesolationתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414And theplumbH68lineH68of emptinessבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.

12Its noblesחֹרֶ֥יהָcho.Rei.haH2715--thereH369isnoH369oneH369thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033Whomthey may proclaimיִקְרָ֑אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121kingמְלוּכָ֣הme.lu.KhahH4410--And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269will benothingאָֽפֶס׃'A.fesH657.

13Thornsסִירִ֔יםsi.RimH5518will comeוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927up in itsfortifiedH4013towersאַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,Nettlesקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057and thistlesוָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achH2336in its fortifiedH4013citiesH4013;It will also be a hauntנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116ofjackalsH8565Andan abodeחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2681of ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

14The desertH6716creaturesH6716will meetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298with thewolvesאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338, ThehairyH8163goatוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163also will cryיִקְרָ֑אyik.Ra'H7121to its kindרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453;Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thenightH3917monsterH3917will settleהִרְגִּ֣יעָהhir.Gi.'ahH7280thereשָׁם֙shamH8033And will findוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672herself a restingמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494placeH4494.

15The treeH7091snakeH7091will makeקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077its nestH7077and layוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טva.te.ma.LetH4422eggsthereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,And it will hatchוּבָקְעָ֖הu.va.ke.'AhH1234and gatherוְדָגְרָ֣הve.da.ge.RahH1716them under itsprotectionבְצִלָּ֑הּve.tzi.LahH6738.Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thehawksדַיּ֖וֹתdai.YotH1772will be gatheredנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,Everyאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802oneH376with its kindרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

16Seekדִּרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875from thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and readוּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uH7121:Not oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of theseH2007will be missingנֶעְדָּ֔רָהne'.Da.rahH5737;Noneאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802 H3808will lackפָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duH6485its mateרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468. ForHis mouthפִי֙fiH6310has commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,And His Spiritוְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.ChoH7307has gatheredקִבְּצָֽן׃ki.be.TzanH6908them.

17He has castהִפִּ֤ילhi.PilH5307thelotגּוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486for them,And His handוְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027has dividedחִלְּקַ֥תָּהchi.le.Ka.tahH2505it to them bylineבַּקָּ֑וba.KavH6957.They shall possessיִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyi.ra.Shu.haH3423it foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769; Fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755they will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it.

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