Isaiah 34:17
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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 they shall dwell therein.

Isaiah 17:13
Nations shall make a noise like the noise of waters overflowing, but he shall rebuke him, and he shall flee far off: and he shall be carried away as the dust of the mountains before the wind, and as a whirlwind before a tempest.

Isaiah 17:14
In the time of the evening, behold there shall be trouble: the morning shall come, and he shall not be: this is the portion of them that have wasted us, and the lot of them that spoiled us.

Isaiah 34:10
Night and day it shall not be quenched, the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste, none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Isaiah 34:11
The bittern and ericius shall possess it: and the ibis and the raven shall dwell in it: and a line shall be stretched out upon it, to bring it to nothing, and a plummet, unto desolation.

Jeremiah 13:25
This is thy lot, and the portion of thy measure from me, saith the Lord, because thou hast forgotten me, and hast trusted in falsehood.

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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 they shall dwell therein.

he hath cast

Joshua 18:8 And when the men were risen up, to go to mark out the land, Joshua commanded them saying: Go round the land and mark it out, and return to me: that I may cast lots for you before the Lord in Silo.

Psalm 78:55 And he made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tabernacles.

Acts 13:19 And, destroying seven nations in the land of Chaanan, divided their land among them by lot.

Acts 17:26 And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times and the limits of their habitation.

they shall

Isaiah 34:10 Night and day it shall not be quenched, the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste, none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

Isaiah 13:20-22 It shall no more be inhabited for ever, and it shall not be founded unto generation and generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch his tents there, nor shall shepherds rest there. . . .

Context
God's Judgments on the Nations
16Search 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. 17And 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 they shall dwell therein.
Lexicon
He
וְהֽוּא־ (wə·hū-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

has allotted
הִפִּ֤יל (hip·pîl)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

their
לָהֶן֙ (lā·hen)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

portion;
גּוֹרָ֔ל (gō·w·rāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1486: Lot -- a lot (for casting)

His hand
וְיָד֛וֹ (wə·yā·ḏōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand

has distributed
חִלְּקַ֥תָּה (ḥil·lə·qat·tāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate

it
לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

by measure.
בַּקָּ֑ו (baq·qāw)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6957: A cord, for, measuring, a rule, a rim, a musical string, accord

They will possess
יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָ (yî·rā·šū·hā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

it forever;
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

they will dwell
יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ (yiš·kə·nū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell

in it
בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

from generation
לְד֥וֹר (lə·ḏō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

to generation.
וָד֖וֹר (wā·ḏō·wr)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling


Additional Translations
He 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.And he has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it to them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

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.

And he shall cast lots for them, and his hand has portioned out their pasture, saying, Ye shall inherit the land for ever: they shall rest on it through all generations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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