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And the streams of Edom[a] shall be turned into pitch,
    and her soil into brimstone;
    her land shall become burning pitch.
10 Night and day it shall not be quenched;
    its smoke shall go up for ever.
From generation to generation it shall lie waste;
    none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
11 But the hawk and the porcupine shall possess it,
    the owl and the raven shall dwell in it.
He shall stretch the line of confusion over it,
    and the plummet of chaos over[b] its nobles.

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  1. Isaiah 34:9 Heb her streams
  2. Isaiah 34:11 Heb lacks over

Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
    her dust into burning sulfur;(A)
    her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(B) night or day;
    its smoke will rise forever.(C)
From generation to generation(D) it will lie desolate;(E)
    no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[a](F) and screech owl[b] will possess it;
    the great owl[c] and the raven(G) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(H)
    the measuring line of chaos(I)
    and the plumb line(J) of desolation.

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  1. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  2. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
  3. Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.