SEV Biblia, Chapter 34:11
Y la poseerán el pelícano y el mochuelo, la lechuza y el cuervo morarán en ella; y se extenderá sobre ella cordel de confusión, y niveles de desolación.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:11
Verse 11. The cormorant] taq kaath, the pelican, from the root ayq ki, to vomit, because it is said she swallows shell- fish, and when the heat of her stomach has killed the fish, she vomits the shells, takes out the dead fish, and eats them. The bittern] dpq kippod, the hedge-hog, or porcupine.
The owl] Pwny yanshoph, the bittern, from Pn nashaph, to blow, because of the blowing noise it makes, almost like the lowing of an ox. My old MS. Bible renders the words thus: - The foule in face like an asse, and the yrchoun, and the snyte (snipe.) The line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness "The plummet of emptiness over her scorched plains."] The word hyrj choreyha, joined to the 12th verse, embarrasses it, and makes it inexplicable. At least I do not know that any one has yet made out the construction, or given any tolerable explication of it. I join it to the 11th verse, and supply a letter or two, which seem to have been lost. Fifteen MSS. five ancient, and two editions, read hyrwj choreyha; the first printed edition of 1486, I think nearer to the truth, hyrj rwj chor choreyha. I read hyrrjb becharereyha, or hyrrj l[ al chorereyha; see Jer. xvii. 6. A MS. has hydj chodiah, and the Syriac reads hwdj chaduah, gaudium, joining it to the two preceding words; which he likewise reads differently, but without improving the sense. However, his authority is clear for dividing the verses as they are here divided. I read µ shem, as a noun. They shall boast, warqy yikreu; see Prov. xx. 6.
Matthew Henry Commentary
God's vengeance against the enemies of his church. (Is. 34:1-8) Their desolation. (Is. 34:9-17)
Is. 34:1-8 Here is a prophecy of the wars of the Lord, all which ar both righteous and successful. All nations are concerned. And as the have all had the benefit of his patience, so all must expect to fee his resentment. The description of bloodshed suggests tremendous idea of the Divine judgments. Idumea here denotes the nations at enmity with the church; also the kingdom of antichrist. Our thoughts cannot reac the horrors of that awful season, to those found opposing the church of Christ. There is a time fixed in the Divine counsels for the deliverance of the church, and the destruction of her enemies. We mus patiently wait till then, and judge nothing before the time. Throug Christ, mercy is exercised to every believer, consistently with justice, and his name is glorified.
Is. 34:9-17 Those who aim to ruin the church, can never do that, but will ruin themselves. What dismal changes sin can make! It turns fruitful land into barrenness, a crowded city into a wilderness. Let u compare all we discover in the book of the Lord, with the dealings of providence around us, that we may be more diligent in seeking the kingdom of God and his righteousness. What the mouth of the Lord ha commanded, his Spirit will perform. And let us observe how the evidences of the truth continually increase, as one prophecy afte another is fulfilled, until these awful scenes bring in more happ days. As Israel was a figure of the Christian church, so the Edomites their bitter enemies, represent the enemies of the kingdom of Christ God's Jerusalem may be laid in ruins for a time, but the enemies of the church shall be desolate for ever __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
וירשׁוה 3423 קאת 6893 וקפוד 7090 וינשׁוף 3244 וערב 6158 ישׁכנו 7931 בה ונטה 5186 עליה 5921 קו 6957 תהו 8414 ואבני 68 בהו׃ 922
