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Isaiah 34:17 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 34 · verse 17
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.Isaiah 34:17 · King James Version
Isaiah 34:17 in context
15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
16Seek 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.
17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- generationdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- dividedchâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
- possessyârashto occupyH3423 →
- castnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- lineqava cord , especially formeasuringH6957 →
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This prophecy looks very black, but surely it looks so further than upon Edom and Bozrah. 1. It describes the melancholy changes that are often made by the divine Providence, in countries, cities, palaces, and families. Places that have flourished and been much frequented strangely go to decay.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-17