Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 34:11-14

11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.1 12They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.2 14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.3 4 5

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Notes

1. Isaiah 34:11 cormorant: or, pelican. ↩
2. Isaiah 34:13 owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl. ↩
3. Isaiah 34:14 The wild beasts of the desert: Heb. Ziim. ↩
4. Isaiah 34:14 the wild beasts of the island: Heb. Ijim. ↩
5. Isaiah 34:14 screech…: or, night monster. ↩

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