Isaiah 34:17
He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell therein.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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 with Strong's Numbers
And he hath cast{H5307} the lot{H1486} for them, and his hand{H3027} hath divided{H2505} it unto them by line:{H6957} they shall possess{H3423} it for{H5704} ever;{H5769} from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} shall they dwell{H7931} therein.
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And he hath cast{H5307}{(H8689)} the lot{H1486} for them, and his hand{H3027} hath divided{H2505}{(H8765)} it unto them by line{H6957}: they shall possess{H3423}{(H8799)} it for{H5704} ever{H5769}, from generation{H1755} to generation{H1755} shall they dwell{H7931}{(H8799)} therein.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Vpon whom so euer ye lot fallet, or to whom he dealeth it with the line: those shal possesse the enheritaunce from generacion to generacion, and dwel therin.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath deuided it vnto them by line: they shal possesse it for euer: from generation to generation shall they dwell in it.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He hath cast the lot for them, and to those beastes hath his hande deuided it by the line: therfore those shall possesse it for euer, from generation to generation shall they dwell therin.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them by line: they shall possess it forever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And He hath cast for them a lot, And His hand hath apportioned `it' to them by line, Unto the age they possess it, To all generations they dwell in it!
American Standard Version (1901)
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 (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And he has given them their heritage, and by his hand it has been measured out to them: it will be theirs for ever, their resting-place from generation to generation.
World English Bible (2000)
He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 34:10 : 10 It will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation, it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again.
- Ps 78:55 : 55 He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance with a measuring line; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
- Isa 13:20-22 : 20 It will never be inhabited or lived in through all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there, and no shepherds will let their flocks lie down there. 21 But desert creatures will lie there; their houses will be full of howling creatures. Owls will dwell there, and goat-demons will dance there. 22 Hyenas will cry in its towers, and jackals in its luxurious palaces. Her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
- Isa 17:14 : 14 In the evening, sudden terror! Before morning, they are no more. This is the fate of those who plunder us and the lot of those who pillage us.
- Josh 18:8 : 8 The men set out, and as they went, Joshua directed those going to map the land, saying, "Go, walk through the land, write a description of it, and return to me. Then I will cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh."
- Jer 13:25 : 25 This is your lot, the portion measured for you from Me,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
- Acts 13:19 : 19 And after He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance.
- Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
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