Isaiah 34 · Verse 16

Isaiah 34:16

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Isaiah 34:16, King James Version

Isaiah 34:16 in other translations

BSBSearch and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
WEBSearch in the book of the LORD, and read: not one of these will be missing. None will lack her mate. For my mouth has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them.
ASVSeek ye out of the book of Jehovah, and read: no one of these shall be missing, none shall want her mate; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
YLTSeek out of the book of Jehovah, and read, One of these hath not been lacking, None hath missed its companion, For My mouth--it hath commanded, And His spirit--He hath gathered them.
DARBYSearch ye in the book of Jehovah and read: not one of these shall fail, one shall not have to seek for the other; for my mouth, it hath commanded, and his Spirit, it hath gathered them.
BBESee what is recorded in the book of the Lord: all these will be there, not one without the other: the mouth of the Lord has given the order, and his spirit has made them come together.
WebsterSeek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

What does Isaiah 34:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together (Is 30:8; Da 9:2). Seek--(so Is 8:16, 20; Joh 5:39; 7:52). no one ... fail--of these prophecies (Mt 5:18). none shall want ... mate--image from pairing of animals mentioned, Is 34:15 ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be wanting: none shall be without its mate" to pair and breed with, in desolate Idumea. my ... his--Such changes of person are frequent in Hebrew poetry. them--the wild beasts.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 My mouth "For the mouth of Jehovah" - For הוא hu, five MSS., (three ancient), read יהוה Jehovah, and another is so corrected; so likewise the Septuagint. Two editions have צום tsivam; and so the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic, with the edition of 1486, and a MS. has קבצם kebatsam, with the masculine pronoun instead of the feminine: and so in the next verses it is להם lahem, instead of להן lahen, in fourteen MSS., six of them ancient. - L. To see the importance of these various readings, the Hebrew Bible must be consulted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 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 a fruitful land into barrenness, a crowded city into a wilderness. Let us 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 has commanded, his…

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Isaiah 34:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דִּרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuseekH1875
מֵֽעַל\־me.'al-from onH5921
סֵ֤פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
וּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uand readH7121
אַחַ֤ת'a.ChatoneH259
מֵהֵ֙נָּה֙me.He.nahof them
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
נֶעְדָּ֔רָהne'.Da.rahit will be missingH5737
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShaheachH802
רְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.Tahcompanion itsH7468
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
פָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duthey will missH6485
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
פִי֙fimouth myH6310
ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
צִוָּ֔הtzi.Vahit has commandedH6680
וְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.Choand spirit hisH7307
ה֥וּאhu'itH1931
קִבְּצָֽן\׃ki.be.Tzanit will gather themH6908

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Isaiah 34:16

  • Psalms 33:9

    For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.

  • Joshua 1:8

    This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

  • Matthew 5:18

    For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

  • Isaiah 30:8

    Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

  • Psalms 33:6

    By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.

  • Proverbs 23:12

    Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

  • John 10:35

    If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

  • Luke 21:33

    Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

  • Daniel 10:21

    But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

  • Malachi 3:16

    Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.

  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • 2 Peter 1:19

    We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Seek.
30:8; De 31:21; Jos 1:8; Pr 23:12; Da 10:21; Am 3:7; Mal 3:16
Joh 5:39; 10:35; 2Pe 1:19; Mt 5:18; Lu 21:33
my mouth.
Ge 6:17; Ps 33:6,9

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Context

  • Isaiah 34:15

    There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

  • Isaiah 34:16

    Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

  • Isaiah 34:17

    And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

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Isaiah 34:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Inquirid en el libro de Jehová, y leed si faltó alguno de ellos: ninguno faltó con su compañera; porque su boca mandó, y reuniólos su mismo espíritu.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Cherchez dans le livre de l’ Éternel, et lisez. Pas un d’eux ne manquera; l’un n’aura pas à chercher l’autre; car ma bouche l’a commandé, et mon Esprit les a rassemblés.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Forschet nach im Buche Jehovas und leset! Es fehlt nicht eines von diesen, keines vermißt das andere. Denn mein Mund, er hat es geboten; und sein Geist, er hat sie zusammengebracht;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Requirite diligenter in libro Domini, et legite: Unum ex eis non defuit, alter alterum non quæsivit; quia quod ex ore meo procedit, ille mandavit, et spiritus ejus ipse congregavit ea.