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href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It will be called the Land of Nothing, and all its nobles will soon be gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none <i>shall be</i> there, and all her princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, But none <i>shall be</i> there, and all its princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Its nobles—there is no one there <i>Whom</i> they may proclaim king— And all its officials will be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Its nobles— there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its princes will be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Its nobles—there is no one there <i>Whom</i> they may proclaim king— And all its princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Its nobles—there is no one there <i>Whom</i> they may proclaim king— And all its princes will be non-existent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Its nobles—there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its princes will be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Edom will be called "Kingdom of Nothing." Its rulers will also be nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all her princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There are no nobles to rule a kingdom. All of its princes have disappeared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There will be no king to rule the country, and the leaders will all be gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They will name it "No Kingdom There," and all its princes will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom and all her officials will disappear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall call her nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall call its nobles to the kingdom, but none shall be there; and all its princes shall be nothing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They call her nobles [to] the kingdom, "" But there are none there, "" And all her princes are at an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To the kingdom her freemen they call, But there are none there, And all her princes are at an end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Its nobles shall be called to the kingdom, and none there, and all its chiefs shall be no more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The nobles thereof shall not be there: they shall call rather upon the king, and all the princes thereof shall be nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Its nobles will not be in that place. Instead, they will call upon the king, and all its leaders will be as nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Its nobles shall be no more, nor shall kings be proclaimed there; all its princes are gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall name it No Kingdom There, and all its princes shall be nothing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall no more call it a kingdom there, and all her princes shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also they shall not call the Kingdom there, and all its great ones shall be for destruction<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As for her nobles, none shall be there to be called to the kingdom; And all her princes shall be nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Her princes shall be no more; for her kings and her great men shall be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/34-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7233" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">God's Judgments on the Nations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2715.htm" title="2715: ḥō·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A noble. Or chowr; from charar; properly, white or pure (compare choriy); hence (figuratively) noble (in rank).">nobles</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rā·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">will be left to proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: mə·lū·ḵāh (N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">a king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">her princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: ’ā·p̄es (N-ms) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">to nothing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a></span><br />And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a></span><br />but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-33.htm">Jeremiah 49:33</a></span><br />“Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></span><br />“I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-11.htm">Jeremiah 9:11</a></span><br />“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-9.htm">Ezekiel 35:9</a></span><br />I will make you a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Isaiah 24:1-3</a></span><br />Behold, the LORD lays waste the earth and leaves it in ruins. He will twist its surface and scatter its inhabitants— / people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor. / The earth will be utterly laid waste and thoroughly plundered. For the LORD has spoken this word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.</p><p class="hdg">call</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Isaiah 3:6-8</a></b></br> When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, <i>saying</i>, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and <i>let</i> this ruin <i>be</i> under thy hand: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/10-16.htm">Ecclesiastes 10:16,17</a></b></br> Woe to thee, O land, when thy king <i>is</i> a child, and thy princes eat in the morning! … </p><p class="hdg">nothing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-24.htm">Isaiah 41:24</a></b></br> Behold, ye <i>are</i> of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination <i>is he that</i> chooseth you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a></b></br> As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol <i>is</i> nothing in the world, and that <i>there is</i> none other God but one.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">1 Corinthians 13:2</a></b></br> And though I have <i>the gift of</i> prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">End</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Freemen</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-19.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-1.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-4.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-20.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">End</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-20.htm">Freemen</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-12.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-14.htm">Nobles</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-17.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-10.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-23.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Proclaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Vanish</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">The judgments wherewith God revenges his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">The desolation of her enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">The certainty of the prophecy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>No nobles will be left to proclaim a king</b><br>This phrase indicates a complete desolation and absence of leadership within the nation being judged. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>, the prophecy is directed against Edom, a nation often at odds with Israel. The absence of nobles suggests a total collapse of the societal structure, where no one remains to uphold or restore order. Historically, Edom was a mountainous region south of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. The imagery of having no nobles left can be seen as a fulfillment of divine judgment, where God removes the power structures that oppose His will. This can be compared to other biblical instances where God judges nations by removing their leaders, such as in the fall of Babylon (<a href="/isaiah/47.htm">Isaiah 47:1-5</a>).<p><b>and all her princes will come to nothing</b><br>The phrase "all her princes will come to nothing" emphasizes the futility and ultimate downfall of those in power who oppose God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, princes were often seen as the future hope and strength of a nation. The prophecy indicates that even those who might have been seen as potential leaders or saviors will be rendered powerless and ineffective. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God humbling the proud and exalting the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). Theologically, it underscores the sovereignty of God over nations and leaders, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God is described as the one who "removes kings and sets up kings." This also foreshadows the ultimate reign of Christ, the true King, who will establish His kingdom in righteousness and justice, rendering all earthly powers insignificant in comparison.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a></b><br>The nation primarily addressed in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>, representing God's judgment on nations opposed to Him.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nobles_and_princes.htm">Nobles and Princes</a></b><br>Symbolic of leadership and authority within a nation, indicating the complete desolation and lack of governance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet delivering God's message of judgment and desolation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_day.htm">Judgment Day</a></b><br>The event symbolized by the desolation of Edom, representing God's ultimate judgment on sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The desolate state of Edom, symbolizing the consequences of rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_earthly_power.htm">The Futility of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly authority and power are temporary and can be easily dismantled by God. We should not place our trust in human leadership but in God's eternal kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is comprehensive and just. He holds nations accountable for their actions, and His plans cannot be thwarted.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>Rebellion against God leads to desolation and ruin. We are called to submit to God's authority and live in obedience to His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, it is also a reminder of God's justice. Believers can find hope in knowing that God will ultimately set things right.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The desolation of Edom serves as a warning to turn from sin and seek God's mercy. Repentance is essential to avoid the consequences of judgment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_biblical_prince_of_persia.htm">Who is the biblical Prince of Persia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'lucifer'_in_isaiah_14_12_a_mistranslation.htm">In Isaiah 14:12, is the reference to 'Lucifer' historically or linguistically a mistranslation, and if so, how does it affect interpretations of the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_isaiah's_king's_rule.htm">If Isaiah 32:1-2 promises a protective and righteous king for all people, why is there no historical or archaeological record of such a universal rule?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_11_compare_to_other_prophecies.htm">How do these prophecies in Isaiah 11 compare with other biblical texts that seem to describe different scenarios for the Messiah and end times?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">They shall call the nobles thereof . . .</span>--The monarchy of Edom seems to have been elective, its rulers being known, not as kings, but by the title which the English version renders by "dukes" (<a href="/context/genesis/36-15.htm" title="These were dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of Eliphaz the firstborn son of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,">Genesis 36:15-43</a>). It will be noticed that no chief in the list of dukes is the son of his predecessor. Isaiah fore tells as part of the utter collapse of Edom that there shall be neither electors nor any to elect.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall call the nobles</span>, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">as for her nobles</span>, <span class="accented">there shall be none there for them to call to the kingdom</span>. The nobles are termed <span class="accented">horim</span>, probably because the right of succession to the kingdom was vested in the descendants of the Horites, from whom the Edomites took their territory (<a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Genesis 36:20, 29, 30</a>). These having died out, there would be no one to appoint as king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/34-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">No</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵֽין־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nobles</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹרֶ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2715.htm">Strong's 2715: </a> </span><span class="str2">White, pure, noble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be left to proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְרָ֑אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·rā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a king,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְלוּכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·lū·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something ruled, a realm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her princes</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(śā·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֥הְיוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to nothing.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָֽפֶס׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·p̄es)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/34-12.htm">Isaiah 34:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/34-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:12 They shall call its nobles to (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 34:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 34:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>