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Isaiah 34:15
New English Translation
Isaiah 34:15
New English Translation
15 Owls[a] will make nests and lay eggs[b] there;
they will hatch them and protect them.[c]
Yes, hawks[d] will gather there,
each with its mate.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:15 tn Hebrew קִפּוֹז (qippoz) occurs only here; the precise meaning of the word is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:15 tn For this proposed meaning for Hebrew מָלַט (malat), see HALOT 589 s.v. I מלט.
- Isaiah 34:15 tn Heb “and brood [over them] in her shadow.”
- Isaiah 34:15 tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture.
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