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Isaiah 34:11

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Isaiah 34:11

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.

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DEFINED WORDS

Isaiah 34:11

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cormorant

The fowl called a cormorant in the KJV, named among unclean fowls and in descriptions of desolation; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

bittern

The fowl called a bittern in Isaiah, named as inhabiting desolate places; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

possess

To have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

owl

The bird called an owl in the KJV; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stretch

To draw out to greater length; to extend in a line.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

line

A cord, thread, measuring line, boundary, extent, allotted sphere, or repeated course of instruction, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

confusion

Disorder, shame, overthrow, or a mingling without proper distinction, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Skeat 1893

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

stones

Pieces or masses of rock; or, as a verb, strikes with stones, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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  1. 2 Kings 21:13
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  2. Lamentations 2:8
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  3. Zephaniah 2:14
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  4. Revelation 18:2
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  5. 2 Samuel 8:2
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