17 And I will make justice the measuring line
and righteousness the mason’s level.”(A)
Hail will sweep away the false refuge,
and water will flood your hiding place.

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11 Eagle owls[a] and herons[b] will possess it,
and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.(A)
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line(B) over her
for her destruction and chaos.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 34:11 Or Pelicans
  2. 34:11 Or hedgehogs

ח Cheth

The Lord determined to destroy
the wall of Daughter Zion.
He stretched out a measuring line(A)
and did not restrain himself from destroying.
He made the ramparts and walls grieve;
together they waste away.

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