Isaiah 34:16

Look in the scroll of the Lord and read what it says: Not a single one of these will be missing its mate, for the Lord has ordered this to happen, and his Spirit has gathered them together.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15There the owl will build its nest, lay and hatch its eggs, and raise its chicks in the shade of its wings. It has become a roost for birds of prey, each one with its mate.

17He assigns them their territories, he divides up the land for them using a measuring line. These birds and animals will own it forever, from one generation to the next.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:17I myself am going to flood the earth with water that will destroy everything that breathes. Every living thing everywhere on earth will die.

Joshua 1:8Keep on reminding the people about the law. Meditate on it day and night, so you can be sure to do what it requires. Then you will be successful and prosper in what you do.

Psalms 33:9For he spoke and the world came into existence; he gave the command and it was created.

Isaiah 1:20But if you are defiant, and if you are rebellious, you'll be killed by the sword. This is what the Lord has declared!

Isaiah 30:8Now go and write all this down on a tablet and on a scroll so that it will last forever and ever.

Isaiah 58:14then you'll find the Lord is the one who truly makes you happy, and I will give you high positions on the earth and give you what I promised to Jacob, your forefather. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 34:10-17

Threatenings against God's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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