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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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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 34:11
18th Century
Theologian
But the cormorant - This and the following verses contain a description of the desolations of Edom in language remarkably similar to that em…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 34:11
19th Century
Bishop
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it ... —The picture of a wild, desolate region, haunted by birds and beas…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 34:11
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Isaiah 34:11
17th Century
Pastor
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it
The word for "cormorant" is rendered a "pelican", in ([Reference …
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 34:9–17
17th Century
Minister
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 …