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But 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. (KJV)

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וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haand they will take possession of it

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to possess: possess

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 15:3, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 21:10, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:11, Numbers 36:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423G; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 1

קָאַ֣תka.'Atdesert owl

Lemma: קָאַת (qa.at) · Strong's: H6893

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: pelican

Used 5 times. Also: Leviticus 11:18, Deuteronomy 14:17, Psalms 102:6, Zephaniah 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6893; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 2

וְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.Podand hedgehog

Lemma: קִפֹּד (qip.pod) · Strong's: H7090

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: porcupine

Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 14:23, Zephaniah 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7090; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 3

וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.Shofand great owl

Lemma: יַנְשׁוּף (yan.shuph) · Strong's: H3244

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: owl

Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 11:17, Deuteronomy 14:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3244; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 4

וְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.Revand raven

Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6158

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: raven

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 8:7, Leviticus 11:15, Deuteronomy 14:14, 1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:6, Job 38:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6158; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 5

יִשְׁכְּנוּ\־yish.ke.nu-they will dwell

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 6

וְנָטָ֥הve.na.Tahand he will stretch out

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 7

עָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haover it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 8

קַֽו\־kav-a measuring-line of

Lemma: קַו (qav) · Strong's: H6957B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: line

Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 38:5, Psalms 19:4, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 34:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6957B; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 9

תֹ֖הוּTo.huformlessness

Lemma: תֹּ֫הוּ (to.hu) · Strong's: H8414

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: formlessness

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Deuteronomy 32:10, 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 6:18, Job 12:24, Job 26:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8414; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 10

וְאַבְנֵי\־ve.'av.nei-and stones of

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 11

בֹֽהוּ\׃Vo.huemptiness

Lemma: בֹּהוּ (bo.hu) · Strong's: H0922

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: void

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Jeremiah 4:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0922; TAHOT Isaiah 34:11 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The desert owl	→	קָאַת H6893 pelican
and screech owl	→	קִפֹּד H7090 porcupine
will possess it	→	יָרַשׁ H3423G to possess: possess
and the great owl	→	יַנְשׁוּף H3244 owl
and raven	→	עֹרֵב H6158 raven
will dwell	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
in it	→
The LORD will stretch out	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
over [Edom]	→	עַל H5921A upon
a measuring line	→	קַו H6957B line
of chaos	→	תֹּ֫הוּ H8414 formlessness
and a plumb line	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
of destruction	→	בֹּהוּ H0922 void

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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