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But the pelican and the porcupine shall possess it; and the owl and the raven shall dwell therein: and he will stretch over it the line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.
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A Picture of Total Ruin
The animals mentioned—pelican, owl, raven—are not random. Commentators explain they were chosen specifically because they inhabit desolate, ruined places, far from human civilization. Their presence signifies that Edom would become completely uninhabitable, a prophecy historically confirmed by travelers who found these very creatures dwelling in the ruins.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the cormorant - This and the following verses contain a description of the desolations of Edom in language remarkably similar to that em…
19th Century
Anglican
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ... —The picture of a wild, desolate region, haunted by birds and beas…
16th Century
Protestant
Therefore the pelican and the owl shall possess it. Regarding these animals, there are various opinions, and Hebrew commentators do not ag…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it The word for "cormorant" is rendered a "pelican", in ([Reference …
Those who aim to ruin the church can never achieve that, but will ruin themselves. What dismal changes sin can make! It turns a fruitful land into …
13th Century
Catholic
Come near, you Gentiles. In this part, he threatens those who were allies of the Assyrians.
First, he threatens al…
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