Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it to them by line; they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
New American Standard Bible
And His hand has divided it to them by
They shall possess it forever;
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
His hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
International Standard Version
It is he who has allotted their portions, and his hand has divided it for them with a measuring line forever. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation they will live in it."
A Conservative Version
And he has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they shall dwell therein.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
The Lord has cast the lot for them,
And His hand has divided and apportioned
They will possess it forever;
From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
Bible in Basic English
And he has given them their heritage, and by his hand it has been measured out to them: it will be theirs for ever, their resting-place from generation to generation.
Darby Translation
For he himself hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them with the line: they shall possess it for ever; from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Julia Smith Translation
And be cast the lot for them, and his hand divided it to them by line; they shall possess it even forever, to generation and generation they shall dwell in it
King James 2000
And he has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it unto them by measure: they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation shall they dwell in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he {is the one that} has cast [the] lot for them, and his hand has apportioned it to them with the measuring line; they shall take possession of it forever, they shall live in it {from generation to generation}.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Upon whomsoever the lot falleth, or to whom he dealeth it with the line: those shall possess the inheritance from generation to generation, and dwell therein.
NET Bible
He assigns them their allotment; he measures out their assigned place. They will live there permanently; they will settle in it through successive generations.
New Heart English Bible
He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea he himself, hath cast for them a lot, And his own hand, hath given to them a portion by line, - Unto times age-abiding, shall they possess it, To generation after generation, shall they dwell therein.
Webster
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it to them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
World English Bible
He has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them with a measuring line. They shall possess it forever. From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
And He hath cast for them a lot, And His hand hath apportioned it to them by line, Unto the age they possess it, To all generations they dwell in it!
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 34:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On The Nations
16 Seek out of the book of Jehovah, and read; not one of these shall fail, none shall lack its mate; for My mouth has commanded, and His Spirit has gathered them. 17 And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it to them by line; they shall possess it forever, from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 34:10
It shall not be put out night or day; its smoke shall go up forever. From generation to generation it shall lie waste; none passes through it forever and forever.
Psalm 78:55
He also cast out the nations before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Joshua 18:8
And the men arose and went away. And Joshua charged those who went to map the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and map it, and come again to me so that I may here cast lots for you before Jehovah in Shiloh.
Isaiah 13:20-22
It shall never be inhabited forever, nor shall it be lived in from generation to generation; nor shall the Arabian pitch his tent there; nor shall the shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
Isaiah 17:14
At evening time, behold, terror! Before the morning, he is not! This is the lot of those who plunder us, and the lot of those who rob us.
Jeremiah 13:25
This is your lot, the share I have measured to you, says Jehovah, because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.
Acts 13:19
And when He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave their land to them as an inheritance.
Acts 17:26
And He has made all nations of men of one blood to dwell on all the face of the earth, ordaining fore-appointed seasons and boundaries of their dwelling,