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.
• New International Version (NIV)Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away.
• 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.

Context of Isaiah 34:12

10This judgment on Edom will never end; the smoke of its burning will rise forever. The land will lie deserted from generation to generation. No one will live there anymore. 11It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. For God will measure that land carefully; he will measure it for chaos and destruction. It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone. 13Thorns will overrun its palaces; nettles and thistles will grow in its forts. The ruins will become a haunt for jackals and a home for owls. 14Desert animals will mingle there with hyenas, their howls filling the night. Wild goats will bleat at one another among the ruins, and night creatures will come there to 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 3:6In those days a man will say to his brother, “Since you have a coat, you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of ruins!”
• Ecclesiastes 10:16What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant, the land whose leaders feast in the morning.
• Isaiah 41:24But no! You are less than nothing and can do nothing at all. Those who choose you pollute themselves.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4So, what about eating meat that has been offered to idols? Well, we all know that an idol is not really a god and that there is only one God.
• 1 Corinthians 13:2If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing.
• 2 Corinthians 12:11You have made me act like a fool. You ought to be writing commendations for me, for I am not at all inferior to these “super apostles,” even though I am nothing at all.

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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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