Isaiah 34:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

Isaiah 34:15 —

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Cross-References

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Deuteronomy 14:13
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

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Archery Armies Battle Birds Nation Vulture War Warfare

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 9-17)

This prophecy looks very black, but surely it looks so further than upon Edom and Bozrah. 1. It describes the melancholy changes that are often made by the divine Providence, in countries, cities, palaces, and families. Places that have flourished and been much frequented strangely go to decay. We know not where to find the places where many great towns, celebrated in history, once stood. Fruitful…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. great owl--rather, “the arrow snake,” so called from its darting on its prey [Gesenius]. lay--namely, eggs. gather under her shadow--rather, “cherishes” her young under, &c. (Jr 17:11).