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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“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)“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“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“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 DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 34:17 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:9But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
- 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.”
- Psalms 78:55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 13:19And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.
- 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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