Isaiah 34:12

34:11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. cormorant: or, pelican

They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

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They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.

They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. owls: or, ostriches: Heb. daughters of the owl

What does Isaiah 34:12 mean?

Isaiah 34:12 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרָא (qârâʼ), חֹר (chôr), מְלוּכָה (mᵉlûwkâh). It connects to 2 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

They

shall

callקָרָאqârâʼ/kaw-raw'/H7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)

the

noblesחֹרchôr/khore/H2715properly, white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank)

thereof

the

kingdom,מְלוּכָהmᵉlûwkâh/mel-oo-kaw'/H4410something ruled, i.e. a realm

but

none

shall

there,

and

all

her

princesשַׂרsar/sar/H8269a head person (of any rank or class)

shall

nothing.אֶפֶסʼepheç/eh'-fes/H657cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot

Commentary on Isaiah 34:12

HENRY_FULL · Isaiah 34:12

not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. We are here taught as before ( v. 3 and ch. x. 25, 30 ), 1. That the triumphing of the wicked is short. They may be exalted for a while, but in a little time they are overthrown and are not; their trouble proves their overthrow, and those who made a great show disappear, and their place knows them no more. Turn the wicked, and they are not; they stand in such a slippery place that the least touch of trouble brings them down, like the apples of Sodom, which look fair, but touch them and they go to dust. 2. That the prosperity of the righteous has a good bottom and will endure. Death will remove them, but their house shall stand, their families shall be kept up, and the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 8 A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he t

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 13:7

Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's heart shall melt: be faint: or, fall down

Luke 14:11

For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Topics

Edomites, the Owl, the War

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 34:12.

Numbers 22:35

And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 34:12 say?

Isaiah 34:12 (King James Version) reads: "They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing."

Is Isaiah 34:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 34:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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