Isaiah 34:11
Context| NETBible | Owls and wild animals 1 will live there, 2 all kinds of wild birds 3 will settle in it. The Lord 4 will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line 5 of destruction. 6 |
| XREF | 2Sa 8:2; 2Ki 21:13; Isa 13:20-22; Isa 14:23; La 2:8; Zep 2:14; Mal 1:3,4; Re 18:2,21-23 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn קָאַת (qa’at) refers to some type of bird (cf. Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17) that was typically found near ruins (see Zeph 2:14). קִפּוֹד (qippod) may also refer to a type of bird (NAB “hoot owl”; NIV “screech owl”; TEV “ravens”), but some have suggested a rodent may be in view (cf. NCV “small animals”; ASV “porcupine”; NASB, NRSV “hedgehog”). 2 tn Heb “will possess it” (so NIV). 3 tn The Hebrew text has יַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב (yanshof vÿ’orev). Both the יַנְשׁוֹף (“owl”; see Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16) and עֹרֵב (“raven”; Lev 11:15; Deut 14:14) were types of wild birds. 4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 5 tn Heb “stones,” i.e., the stones used in a plumb bob. 6 sn The metaphor in v. 11b emphasizes that God has carefully planned Edom’s demise. |
