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For it is his mouth that has given the order, and his Spirit will gather them together. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/34.htm">New Living Translation</a> Search the book of the LORD, and see what he will do. Not one of these birds and animals will be missing, and none will lack a mate, for the LORD has promised this. His Spirit will make it all come true. <a href="/esv/isaiah/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> Seek and read from the book of the LORD: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without her mate. For the mouth of the LORD has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Search 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. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/34.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/34.htm">New King James Version</a> “Search from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these shall fail; Not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded it, and His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Seek from the book of Yahweh, and read: Not one of these will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/amp/isaiah/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: Not one of these [creatures] will be missing; None will lack its mate. For His mouth has commanded, And His Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/csb/isaiah/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of them will be missing, none will be lacking its mate, because he has ordered it by my mouth, and he will gather them by his Spirit. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of them will be missing, none will be lacking its mate, because He has ordered it by my mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit. <a href="/asv/isaiah/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> Seek 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> In The Book of the LORD you can search and find where it is written, "The LORD brought together all of his creatures by the power of his Spirit. Not one is missing." <a href="/erv/isaiah/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, 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. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Search the LORD's book, and read it. Not one of these animals will be missing. Not one will lack a mate, because the LORD has commanded it, and his Spirit will gather them together. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> Search in the LORD's book of living creatures and read what it says. Not one of these creatures will be missing, and not one will be without its mate. The LORD has commanded it to be so; he himself will bring them together. <a href="/isv/isaiah/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Study and read from the book of the LORD: And not one will be missing, each will not long for its mate. For it is the mouth of the LORD that has issued the order, and it is his Spirit that has gathered them. <a href="/msb/isaiah/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Search 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. <a href="/net/isaiah/34.htm">NET Bible</a> Carefully read the scroll of the LORD! Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. For the LORD has issued the decree, and his own spirit gathers them. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Search in the scroll 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. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/34.htm">World English Bible</a> Search in the book of Yahweh, 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Seek out of the scroll of YHWH, and read, "" One of these has not been lacking, "" None has missed its companion, "" For My mouth—it has commanded, "" And His Spirit—He has gathered them. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Seek 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. <a href="/slt/isaiah/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Seek ye from the book of Jehovah, and read: One of these was not wanting; a female her companion they missed not: for my mouth it commanded, and his spirit it collected them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Search ye diligently in the book of the Lord, and read: not one of them was wanting, one hath not sought for the other: for that which proceedeth out of my mouth, he hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Search and read diligently in the book of the Lord. Not one of them was lacking; not one has sought for the other. For what has proceeded from my mouth, he has commanded, and his very Spirit has gathered them. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/34.htm">New American Bible</a> Search through the book of the LORD and read: not one of these shall be lacking, For the mouth of the LORD has ordered it, and his spirit gathers them there. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Seek and read from the book of the LORD: Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be without its mate. For the mouth of the LORD has commanded, and his spirit has gathered them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Seek out the book of the LORD, and read; no one of these shall fail, none sought for her mate; but he with his own mouth has commanded, and his spirit it has gathered them. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Seek in the book of LORD JEHOVAH and read, because none of these has been lost, and one has not searched for another, but he commanded with his mouth and his Spirit has gathered these<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read; No one of these shall be missing, None shall want her mate; For My mouth it hath commanded, And the breath thereof it hath gathered them. <a href="/sep/isaiah/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They passed by in full number, and not one of them perished: they sought not one another; for the Lord commanded them, and his Spirit gathered them. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/34-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7277" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">God's Judgments on the Nations</a> …15There the owl will make her nest; she will lay and hatch her eggs and gather her brood under her shadow. Even there the birds of prey will gather, each with its mate. 16<a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: dir·šū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">Search</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al- (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: ū·qə·rā·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">and read</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sê·p̄er (N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the scroll</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Not</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’a·ḥaṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hên·nāh (Prep:: 3fp) -- ">of these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5737.htm" title="5737: ne‘·dā·rāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to arrange, as a battle, a vineyard; hence, to muster and so to miss.">will go missing,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">not one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ā·qā·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">will lack</a> <a href="/hebrew/7468.htm" title="7468: rə·‘ū·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Fellow (woman). From ra'ah in the sense of rea'; a female associate; generally an additional one.">her mate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has ordered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: p̄î (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">it by His mouth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">and He</a> <a href="/hebrew/6908.htm" title="6908: qib·bə·ṣān (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 3fp) -- To gather, collect. A primitive root; to grasp, i.e. Collect.">will gather them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: wə·rū·ḥōw (Conj-w:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">by His Spirit.</a> 17He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a> so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. <a href="/matthew/24-35.htm">Matthew 24:35</a> Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a> All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Psalm 119:89</a> Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens. <a href="/john/10-35.htm">John 10:35</a> If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— <a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a> God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a> For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. <a href="/1_peter/1-25.htm">1 Peter 1:25</a> but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Jeremiah 1:12</a> “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for I am watching over My word to accomplish it.” <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. <a href="/psalms/33-11.htm">Psalm 33:11</a> The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations. <a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5</a> Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. <a href="/luke/21-33.htm">Luke 21:33</a> Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a> The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Seek you out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it has commanded, and his spirit it has gathered them.seek<a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a> 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:<a href="/deuteronomy/31-21.htm">Deuteronomy 31:21</a> And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.<a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a> Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.my mouth<a href="/genesis/6-17.htm">Genesis 6:17</a> And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.<a href="/psalms/33-6.htm">Psalm 33:6,9</a> By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Book</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-3.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-11.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm">Mate</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-16.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-2.htm">Missing</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-2.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Order</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-12.htm">Read</a> <a href="/isaiah/4-3.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-4.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/songs/3-2.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Together</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Book</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-7.htm">Breath</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-20.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-32.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/jonah/1-7.htm">Mate</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Missed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-4.htm">Missing</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-29.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-21.htm">Order</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Read</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-6.htm">Recorded</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Scroll</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">Search</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 34</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">The judgments wherewith God revenges his church</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">The desolation of her enemies</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">The certainty of the prophecy</a> </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'; 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In the context of Isaiah, the "scroll of the LORD" refers to the prophetic writings that contain God's decrees and promises. The act of searching and reading implies diligent study and reflection, highlighting the value placed on understanding God's word. This mirrors the practice of the Bereans in <a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a>, who examined the Scriptures daily to verify the teachings they received.Not one of these will go missing: This assurance speaks to the certainty and reliability of God's promises. In the context of <a href="/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>, it refers to the prophetic declarations concerning judgment and the desolation of Edom. The phrase underscores the idea that God's word is infallible and that every prophecy will be fulfilled precisely as spoken. This aligns with Jesus' affirmation in <a href="/matthew/5-18.htm">Matthew 5:18</a> that not the smallest letter or stroke will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.Not one will lack her mate: This imagery suggests completeness and fulfillment. In the context of the prophecy, it may refer to the pairing of animals in the desolate land, symbolizing the thoroughness of God's judgment. Theologically, it can also be seen as a metaphor for the fulfillment of God's plans, where every prophecy and promise finds its counterpart or completion. This reflects the biblical theme of God's perfect orchestration of events, as seen in the pairing of prophecies with their fulfillment in Christ.Because He has ordered it by His mouth: This phrase highlights the divine authority and power behind the prophetic word. God's spoken word is creative and effectual, as seen in the creation narrative in <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God speaks the universe into existence. The emphasis on God's mouth signifies that these events are not random but are decreed by the sovereign will of God. This underscores the belief in the inerrancy and authority of Scripture, as God's word is seen as the ultimate truth.And He will gather them by His Spirit: The gathering by His Spirit indicates the active role of the Holy Spirit in bringing about God's purposes. In the context of Isaiah, it may refer to the gathering of nations for judgment or the restoration of God's people. This reflects the broader biblical theme of the Spirit's work in executing God's plans, as seen in the gathering of believers into the body of Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">1 Corinthians 12:13</a>). The Spirit's involvement underscores the unity and coherence of God's redemptive work throughout history.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a> The prophet who authored the book, delivering messages from God to the people of Judah and Jerusalem. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_scroll_of_the_lord.htm">The Scroll of the LORD</a> Represents the written word of God, containing His decrees and promises. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_spirit_of_the_lord.htm">The Spirit of the LORD</a> The active presence of God, ensuring the fulfillment of His word. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_nations.htm">The Nations</a> In the broader context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a>, the nations are those under judgment, highlighting God's sovereignty over all peoples. 5. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> Specifically mentioned earlier in the chapter as a symbol of God's judgment against nations opposed to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_scripture.htm">The Authority of Scripture</a> The "scroll of the LORD" signifies the ultimate authority of God's word. Believers are called to trust in its completeness and reliability. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a> God's promise that "not one will lack her mate" assures us of His meticulous care and faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">The Role of the Holy Spirit</a> The Spirit's role in gathering and fulfilling God's word highlights the active work of the Holy Spirit in the world and in the lives of believers. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_redemption.htm">Judgment and Redemption</a> The context of judgment in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a> serves as a reminder of God's justice, while the assurance of His word points to redemption for those who trust in Him. <a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_study_scripture.htm">Encouragement to Study Scripture</a> The command to "search and read" encourages believers to diligently study the Bible, seeking understanding and application in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_lord's_book.htm">What is the Lord's Book?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_meaning_of_psalm_27_4.htm">What is the Lord's Book?</a> <a href="/q/who_is_the_holy_spirit.htm">What is the identity of the Holy Spirit?</a> <a href="/q/are_jehovah's_witnesses_christians.htm">Are Jehovah's Witnesses considered Christians?</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>(16) Seek ye out of the book of the Lord . . .--The phrase is an exceptional one. Isaiah applies that title either to this particular section, or to the volume of his collected writings. When the time of the fulfilment comes, men are invited to compare what they shall then find with the picture which Isaiah had drawn. Keith and others have brought together from the descriptions of modern travellers, illustrations of the condition of Edom as it is well summed up by Delitzsch in loc. "It swarms with snakes, and the desolate heights and barren table-lands are only inherited by wild crows and eagles; and great flocks of birds." It has to be remembered, however, that the decay was very gradual. The ruins of Petra and other Idumaean cities are of Roman origin, and indicate a period of culture and prosperity stretching far into the history of the Empire.His spirit.--In the sense of the creative Breath of the Almighty working in Nature (<a href="/psalms/104-30.htm" title="You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth.">Psalm 104:30</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - Seek ye out of the book of the Lord. By "the book of the Lord" some understand a collected volume of Moses and the prophets, psalmists, etc., previous to Isaiah's time, which they suppose to have existed in his day. But there is no evidence of any such collection. It is better to understand the expression of Isaiah's own prophecies, or of such a collection of them as he had made previously to the composition of the present chapter. Nothing contained in the entire book should, he says, fail of its accomplishment. Even the minutiae of the present chapter should, each and all, have their fulfillment, though not, perhaps, in every case a literal one. My mouth... his Spirit. The "mouth" of the prophet and the "Spirit" of God, which dictates to him what he is to write, are in accord; and the Spirit will bring to pass what the mouth inspired by him has "commanded." <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/34-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Search דִּרְשׁ֨וּ (dir·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship and read וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ (ū·qə·rā·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read the scroll סֵ֤פֶר (sê·p̄er) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book of the LORD: יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no one אַחַ֤ת (’a·ḥaṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first of these מֵהֵ֙נָּה֙ (mê·hên·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> Themselves will go missing, נֶעְדָּ֔רָה (ne‘·dā·rāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5737.htm">Strong's 5737: </a> To arrange as a battle, a vineyard, to muster, to miss not one אִשָּׁ֥ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female will lack פָקָ֑דוּ (p̄ā·qā·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit her mate, רְעוּתָ֖הּ (rə·‘ū·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7468.htm">Strong's 7468: </a> A female associate, an additional one because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction He ה֣וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are has ordered צִוָּ֔ה (ṣiw·wāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order it by His mouth, פִי֙ (p̄î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to and He ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are will gather them קִבְּצָֽן׃ (qib·bə·ṣān) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6908.htm">Strong's 6908: </a> To gather, collect by His Spirit. וְרוּח֖וֹ (wə·rū·ḥōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/34-16.htm">Isaiah 34:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:16 Search in the book of Yahweh (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/34-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 34:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/34-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 34:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:17" /></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>