Isaiah 34:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.”

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BSBPD

“He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And He hath cast for them a lot, And His hand hath apportioned <FI>it<Fi> to them by line, Unto the age they possess it, To all generations they dwell in it!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 34:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
  2. Joshua 18:8As the men got up to go out, Joshua commanded them to map out the land, saying, “Go and survey the land, map it out, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here in Shiloh in the presence of the LORD.”
  3. Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
  4. Isaiah 13:20She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
  5. Isaiah 17:14In the evening, there is sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more! This is the portion of those who loot us and the lot of those who plunder us.
  6. Isaiah 34:10It will not be quenched—day or night. Its smoke will ascend forever. From generation to generation it will lie desolate; no one will ever again pass through it.
  7. Jeremiah 13:25This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
  8. Acts 13:19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
  9. Acts 17:26From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

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