Isaiah 34:17

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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 shall not be quenched night nor day; its smoke shall ascend forever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it forever and ever.
  • Ps 78:55 : 55 He cast out the nations also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
  • Isa 13:20-22 : 20 It will never be inhabited, nor will it be dwelt in from generation to generation: nor will the Arabian pitch tent there; nor will the shepherds make their fold there. 21 But wild beasts of the desert will lie there; and their houses will be full of doleful creatures; and owls will dwell there, and satyrs will dance there. 22 And the wild beasts of the islands will cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: her time is near to come, and her days will not be prolonged.
  • Isa 17:14 : 14 And behold, at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of those who spoil us, and the lot of those who rob us.
  • Josh 18:8 : 8 And the men arose and went away; and Joshua charged those who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, describe it, and return to me that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD in Shiloh.
  • Jer 13:25 : 25 This is your lot, the portion of your measures from me, says the LORD; because you have forgotten me, and trusted in falsehood.
  • Acts 13:19 : 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
  • Acts 17:26 : 26 And has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings;

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