Isaías 34:11

11 Se adueñarán de ella el pelícano y el erizo;anidarán allí el búho y el cuervo.Dios extenderá sobre Edomel cordel del caosy la plomada de la desolación.

Isaías 34:11 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 34:11

But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it
The word for "cormorant" is rendered a "pelican", in ( Psalms 102:6 ) they were both unclean fowls according to the law, of which see ( Leviticus 11:17 Leviticus 11:18 ) and (See Gill on Isaiah 14:23):

the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it;
which were likewise unclean creatures; and these, with the former, and other creatures after mentioned, delight to dwell in desolate and ruinous places; and so Babylon or Rome being destroyed, will become a cage of every unclean and hateful bird, ( Revelation 18:2 ) :

and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion and the
stones of emptiness;
"he", that is, God, as Kimchi interprets it; the allusion is to builders, that make use of the line and plummet, as to build, so to pull down, that they may know what is to be pulled down, and how far they are to go; see ( 2 Kings 21:13 ) and hereby it is signified, that as the destruction should be entire, nothing should be left but confusion and emptiness; and all should become "tohu" and "bohu", which are the words used here; and are the same that are used to express the confused chaos, the unformed and empty earth, ( Genesis 1:2 ) so likewise that it should be by line and level, by rule and measure; or according to the rules of justice and equity.

Isaías 34:11 In-Context

9 Los arroyos de Edom se volverán ríos de brea,su polvo se convertirá en azufrey ardiente brea se volverá su tierra.

10 Ni de día ni de noche se extinguirá,y su humo subirá por siempre.Quedará desolada por todas las generaciones;nunca más transitará nadie por ella.

11 Se adueñarán de ella el pelícano y el erizo;anidarán allí el búho y el cuervo.Dios extenderá sobre Edomel cordel del caosy la plomada de la desolación.

12 Sus nobles no tendrán allínada que pueda llamarse reino;todos sus príncipes desaparecerán.

13 Los espinos invadirán sus palacios;las ortigas y las zarzas, sus fortalezas.Se volverá guarida de chacalesy nido de avestruces.