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Isaia 34:17

Egli stesso ha tirato a sorte per essi, e la sua mano ha diviso tra loro con la corda il paese; quelli ne avranno il possesso in perpetuo, v’abiteranno d’età in età.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lot, the;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Lines;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Line;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Edom;  

Parallel Translations

La Nuova Diodati
Egli stesso ha gettato la sorte per essi, e la sua mano lo ha diviso tra loro con la linea per misurare; lo possederanno per sempre, vi abiteranno di generazione in generazione.
Giovanni Diodati Bibbia
Ed egli stesso ha loro tratta la sorte, e la sua mano ha loro spartita quello terra col regolo; essi la possederanno in perpetuo, ed abiteranno in essa per ogni età.

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.


 
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