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Selected Verse: Isaiah 34:17 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Isa 34:17 |
Strong Concordance |
And he hath cast [05307] the lot [01486] for them, and his hand [03027] hath divided [02505] it unto them by line [06957]: they shall possess [03423] it for [05704] ever [05769], from generation [01755] to generation [01755] shall they dwell [07931] therein. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
cast . . . lot--As conquerors apportion lands by lot, so Jehovah has appointed and marked out ("divided") Edom for the wild beasts (Num 26:55-56; Jos 18:4-6).
See on Isa 34:1, introduction there. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And he hath cast the lot for them - He hath assigned to them the land of Edom to be occupied by them as their portion. This language is taken from the fact that countries were commonly apportioned, particularly among conquerors, by the lot. In this way Judea was divided among the tribes of Israel Num 26:55-56.
His hand hath divided it unto them by line - He has marked out, as a surveyor does, the land of Edom as the dwelling-place of the beasts of the forest. A land was usually surveyed and divided into proper parts or portions before the lot was cast Jos 18:4-6.
They shall possess it - The wild beasts mentioned in the previous verses. The testimony of all travelers demonstrates that thus far this prediction has been strikingly fulfilled. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Divided - He hath divided the land to them, as it were by lot and line, as Canaan was divided among the Israelites. |
1 Come near [07126], ye nations [01471], to hear [08085]; and hearken [07181], ye people [03816]: let the earth [0776] hear [08085], and all that is therein [04393]; the world [08398], and all things that come forth [06631] of it.
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
55 Notwithstanding the land [0776] shall be divided [02505] by lot [01486]: according to the names [08034] of the tribes [04294] of their fathers [01] they shall inherit [05157].
56 According [06310] to the lot [01486] shall the possession [05159] thereof be divided [02505] between many [07227] and few [04592].
4 Give out [03051] from among you three [07969] men [0582] for each tribe [07626]: and I will send [07971] them, and they shall rise [06965], and go [01980] through the land [0776], and describe [03789] it according [06310] to the inheritance [05159] of them; and they shall come [0935] again to me.
5 And they shall divide [02505] it into seven [07651] parts [02506]: Judah [03063] shall abide [05975] in their coast [01366] on the south [05045], and the house [01004] of Joseph [03130] shall abide [05975] in their coasts [01366] on the north [06828].
6 Ye shall therefore describe [03789] the land [0776] into seven [07651] parts [02506], and bring [0935] the description hither to me, that I may cast [03384] lots [01486] for you here before [06440] the LORD [03068] our God [0430].
55 Notwithstanding the land [0776] shall be divided [02505] by lot [01486]: according to the names [08034] of the tribes [04294] of their fathers [01] they shall inherit [05157].
56 According [06310] to the lot [01486] shall the possession [05159] thereof be divided [02505] between many [07227] and few [04592].