KJV King James Version
There 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Isaiah 34:15
There 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate.
WEB World English Bible
The arrow snake will make her nest there, and lay, hatch, and gather under her shade. Yes, the kites will be gathered there, every one with her mate.
ASV American Standard Version
There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
There made her nest hath the bittern, Yea, she layeth, and hath hatched, And hath gathered under her shadow, Only there gathered have been vultures, Each with its companion.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 34
12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none [shall be] there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
13 And 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.
14 The 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.
15 There 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.
16 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.
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.
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שָׁ֣מָּהH8033 · shamthereקִנְּנָ֤הH7077 · qa.nanto make a nestקִפּוֹז֙H7091 · qip.pozarrow snakeוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טH4422 · ma.latto escapeוּבָקְעָ֖הH1234 · ba.qato break up/openוְדָגְרָ֣הH1716 · da.garto gatherבְצִלָּ֑הּH6738 · tselshadowאַךְ־H389 · akhsurelyשָׁ֛םH8033 · shamthereנִקְבְּצ֥וּH6908 · qa.vatsto gatherדַיּ֖וֹתH1772 · day.yahhawkאִשָּׁ֥הH802 · ish.shahwomanרְעוּתָֽהּ׃H7468 · re.utneighbor
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