Isaiah 34:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)But the hawk and the porcupine[a] shall possess it,
the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
(B)He shall stretch the line of (C)confusion[b] over it,
and the plumb line of emptiness.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:11 The identity of the animals rendered hawk and porcupine is uncertain
- Isaiah 34:11 Hebrew formlessness
Isaiah 28:17
English Standard Version
17 And I will make justice (A)the line,
and righteousness (B)the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
Amos 7:7-8
English Standard Version
7 (A)This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with (B)a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, (C)“Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold, I am setting (D)a plumb line
in the midst of my people Israel;
(E)I will never again pass by them;
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