Isaiah 34:12

Isaiah 34:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, But none shall be there, and all its princes shall be nothing.
• New Living Translation (NLT)It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone.

Context of Isaiah 34:12

10It will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again. 11The desert owl and screech owl will possess it; the great owl and the raven will nest there. God will stretch out over Edom the measuring line of chaos and the plumb line of desolation. Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away. 13Thorns will overrun her citadels, nettles and brambles her strongholds. She will become a haunt for jackals, a home for owls. 14Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night creatures will also lie down and find for themselves places of rest.

Isaiah 34:12 word by word

חֹרֶ֥יהָ וְאֵֽין־שָׁ֖ם מְלוּכָ֣ה יִקְרָ֑אוּ וְכָל־שָׂרֶ֖יהָ יִ֥הְיוּ אָֽפֶס׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• the noblesחֹרchôr chôr · nobleH2715
• thereof to the kingdomמְלוּכָהmelûkâh · kingshipH4410
• there, and all her princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• shall be nothingאֶ֫פֶס'ephes · endH657

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:12

• Isaiah 3:6A man will seize one of his brothers in his father’s house, and say, “You have a cloak, you be our leader; take charge of this heap of ruins!”
• Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to the land whose king was a servant and whose princes feast in the morning.
• Isaiah 41:24But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world” and that “There is no God but one.”
• 1 Corinthians 13:2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11I have made a fool of myself, but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom - A more correct rendering of this would be, As to the nobles, they shall call them, but there shall be there no kingdom.‘ The idea is, that the kingdom would be desolate; there would be no people to rule. Or, there will be no nobles there who shall survive the destruction, and who can undertake the government of the state. The idea is taken from a government or constitution where the monarch is chosen…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. 11-14Wild animals, nocturnal birds, and thorny plants with thistles and briars filled the land. These things made the place feel empty and frightening.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Rather, "As to her nobles, there shall be none there who shall declare a kingdom," that is, a king [Maurer]; or else, "There shall be no one there whom they shall call to the kingdom" [Rosenmuller] (Is 3:6, &c.). Idumea was at first governed by dukes (Ge 36:15); out of them the king wan chosen when the constitution became a monarchy.Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

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• Pitch
• Zoology

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