Isaiah 34:16

Isaiah 34:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
• New International Version (NIV)Look in the scroll of the Lord and read: None of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Seek and read from the book of the Lord: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the Lord has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Search from the book of the Lord, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them.

Context of Isaiah 34:16

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. 15There the owl will make her nest and lay her eggs. She will hatch her young and cover them with her wings. And the buzzards will come, each one with its mate. Search the book of the Lord, and see what he will do. Not one of these birds and animals will be missing, and none will lack a mate, for the Lord has promised this. His Spirit will make it all come true. 17He has surveyed and divided the land and deeded it over to those creatures. They will possess it forever, from generation to generation.

Isaiah 34:16 word by word

דִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽעַל־סֵ֤פֶר יְהוָה֙ וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ אַחַ֤ת מֵהֵ֙נָּה֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א פָקָ֑דוּ כִּֽי־פִי֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה וְרוּח֖וֹ ה֥וּא קִבְּצָֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Seek ye outדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• of the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and readקָרָאqârâ' · to call: read outH7121
• no oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of theseהֵנָּהhênnâh · they(fem.)H2007
• shall failעָדַר‛âdar · to lackH5737
• noneאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• shall wantפָּקַדpâqad · to reckon: missingH6485
• her mateרְעוּתre‛ûth · neighborH7468
• for my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• it hath commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• and his spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• it hath gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:16

• Isaiah 30:8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness
• Deuteronomy 31:21And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”
• Isaiah 8:10Call your councils of war, but they will be worthless. Develop your strategies, but they will not succeed. For God is with us!”
• Amos 3:7Indeed, the Sovereign Lord never does anything until he reveals his plans to his servants the prophets.
• Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
• John 5:39“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!
• John 10:35And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’
• 2 Peter 1:19Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
• Matthew 5:18I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.
• Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
• Genesis 6:17“Look! I am about to cover the earth with a flood that will destroy every living thing that breathes. Everything on earth will die.
• Psalms 33:6The Lord merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16My mouth "For the mouth of Jehovah" - For הוא hu, five MSS., (three ancient), read יהוה Jehovah, and another is so corrected; so likewise the Septuagint. Two editions have צום tsivam ; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic, with the edition of 1486, and a MS. has קבצם kebatsam, with the masculine pronoun instead of the feminine: and so in the next verses it is להם lahem, instead of להן lahen, in fourteen MSS., six of them ancient. - L. To see the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Seek ye out - Lock carefully at the prediction, and its fulfillment. This seems to be addressed to the inhabitants of that land, or to any who might doubt, or be disposed to examine. They were invited to compare the prediction with the fulfillment, and see how literally all would be fulfilled - an examination which may be made now, and the prediction will be seen to have been accomplished with most surprising particularity and accuracy. The book of the…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. 16Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Isaiah's prophecy showed that God's word is true. The power of the Spirit makes the Lord's plans happen, ensuring all prophecy is fulfilled as God promised.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together (Is 30:8; Da 9:2). Seek--(so Is 8:16, 20; Joh 5:39; 7:52). no one ... fail--of these prophecies (Mt 5:18). none shall want ... mate--image from pairing of animals mentioned, Is 34:15 ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 34:16

• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Scroll
• Seek
• Fail
• Isaiah
• Obadiah, Book of

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