Isaiah 34:16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
16 Search through the book of the Lord[a] and read:
not one of these shall be lacking,
For the mouth of the Lord has ordered it,
and his spirit gathers them there.
Footnotes
- 34:16 Book of the Lord: a list of God’s creatures; cf. Ex 32:32–33; Ps 69:29, “the book of the living”; Ps 139:16, “your book.”
Isaiah 34:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 It is he who casts the lot for them;
his hand measures off[a] their portions;
They shall possess it forever,
and dwell in it from generation to generation.(A)
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