Isa 34:11, 14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 11. The cormorant ] kaath, the pelican , from the root ki, to vomit , because it is said she swallows shell-fish, and when the heat of her stomach has killed the fish, she vomits the shells, takes out the dead fish, and eats them. The bittern ] kippod , the hedge-hog , or porcupine . The owl ] yanshoph , the bittern , from nashaph , to blow , because of the blowing noise it makes, almost like the lowing of an ox . My old MS. Bible renders the words thus:- The foule in face like an asse, and the yrchoun, and the snyte (snipe.) The line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness -"The plummet of emptiness over her scorched plains."] The word choreyha , joined to the 12th verse, embarrasses it, and makes it inexplicable. At least I do not know that any one has yet made out the construction, or given any tolerable explication of it. I join it to the 11th verse, and supply a letter or two, which seem to have been lost. Fifteen MSS. five ancient, and two editions, read choreyha ; the first printed edition of 1486, I think nearer to the truth, chor choreyha . I read becharereyha , or al chorereyha ; see . A MS. has chodiah , and the Syriac reads chaduah, gaudium , joining it to the two preceding words; which he likewise reads differently, but without improving the sense. However, his authority is clear for dividing the verses as they are here divided. I read shem , as a noun. They shall boast, yikreu ; see .

‏ Isaiah 34:11

Verse 11. The cormorant] kaath, the pelican, from the root ki, to vomit, because it is said she swallows shell-fish, and when the heat of her stomach has killed the fish, she vomits the shells, takes out the dead fish, and eats them.

The bittern] kippod, the hedge-hog, or porcupine.

The owl] yanshoph, the bittern, from nashaph, to blow, because of the blowing noise it makes, almost like the lowing of an ox. My old MS. Bible renders the words thus:-The foule in face like an asse, and the yrchoun, and the snyte (snipe.)

The line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness-"The plummet of emptiness over her scorched plains."] The word choreyha, joined to the 12th verse, embarrasses it, and makes it inexplicable. At least I do not know that any one has yet made out the construction, or given any tolerable explication of it. I join it to the 11th verse, and supply a letter or two, which seem to have been lost. Fifteen MSS. five ancient, and two editions, read choreyha; the first printed edition of 1486, I think nearer to the truth, chor choreyha. I read becharereyha, or al chorereyha; see Jer 17:6. A MS. has chodiah, and the Syriac reads chaduah, gaudium, joining it to the two preceding words; which he likewise reads differently, but without improving the sense. However, his authority is clear for dividing the verses as they are here divided. I read shem, as a noun. They shall boast, yikreu; see Pr 20:6.

‏ Isaiah 34:14

Verse 14. The wild beasts of the desert] tsiyim, the mountain cats.-Bochart.

Wild beasts of the island] aiyim, the jackals.

The satyr] seir, the hairy one, probably the he-goat.

The screech owl] lilith, the night-bird, the night-raven, nyctycorax, from layil, or lailah, the night.