以赛亚书 34:17

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

他也為牠們抽籤，他的手用準繩給牠們分地；牠們必永遠得著那地，也要世世代代住在其中。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
他 也 为 他 们 拈 阄 ， 又 亲 手 用 准 绳 给 他 们 分 地 ； 他 们 必 永 得 为 业 ， 世 世 代 代 住 在 其 间 。

Contextual Overview

⁹ Edom's rivers will be like hot tar. Its dirt will be like burning sulfur. Its land will be like burning tar. ¹⁰ The fires will burn night and day; the smoke will rise from Edom forever. Year after year that land will be empty; no one will ever travel through that land again. ¹¹ Birds and small animals will own that land, and owls and ravens will live there. God will make it an empty wasteland; it will have nothing left in it. ¹² The important people will have no one left to rule them; the leaders will all be gone. ¹³ Thorns will take over the strong towers, and wild bushes will grow in the walled cities. It will be a home for wild dogs and a place for owls to live. ¹⁴ Desert animals will live with the hyenas, and wild goats will call to their friends. Night animals will live there and find a place of rest. ¹⁵ Owls will nest there and lay eggs. When they hatch open, the owls will gather their young under their wings. Hawks will gather with their own kind. ¹⁶ Look at the Lord 's scroll and read what is written there: None of these will be missing; none will be without its mate. God has given the command, so his Spirit will gather them together. ¹⁷ God has divided the land among them, and he has given them each their portion. So they will own that land forever and will live there year after year.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he hath cast: Joshua 18:8, Psalms 78:55, Acts 13:19, Acts 17:26

they shall: Isaiah 34:10, Isaiah 13:20-22

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he hath cast the lot for them,.... The Targum adds,

"by his word:''

and his hand hath divided it unto them by line; the same adds,

"by his will.''

The allusion is to the dividing of the land of Canaan by lot and line, to the children of Israel, for their inheritance and possession; and in like manner, it is suggested, shall Rome and its territories be distributed to those wild beasts and birds of prey, and everyone shall know and take its proper place and portion:

they shall possess it for ever; as their inheritance, allotted and appointed to them:

from generation to generation shall they dwell therein:

:- where Jarchi, out of the Derash, has this note,

"this is the curse of Moses; the war of the Lord against Amalek, from generation to generation; from the generation of Moses to the generation of Saul; from thence to the generation of Mordecai; and from thence to the generation of the King Messiah.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 Numbers 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 Joshua 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.