Verse Comparison: Isaiah 34:17
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
And He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has portioned [Edom] to [the wild beasts] by measuring line. They shall possess it forever; from generation to generation they shall dwell in it.
Contemporary English Version
The LORD has decided where they each should live; they will be there forever, generation after generation.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
It is the LORD who will divide the land among them and give each of them a share. They will live in the land age after age, and it will belong to them forever.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it to them by line. They shall possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
New International Version
He allots their portions;
his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
and dwell there from generation to generation.
New King James Version
He has cast the lot for them,
And His hand has divided it among them with a measuring line.
They shall possess it forever;
From generation to generation they shall dwell in it.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has divided it to them by line They shall possess it forever; From generation to generation they will dwell in it.
Revised Standard Version
He has cast the lot for them, his hand has portioned it out to them with the line; they shall possess it
Young's Literal Translation
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!
