Isa 34:16 | JFB | STEP | 16. book of the Lord —the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together ( ). Seek —(so ). no one . . . fail —of these prophecies ( ). none shall want . . . mate —image from pairing of animals mentioned, ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be wanting: none shall be without its mate" to pair and breed with, in desolate Idumea. my . . . his —Such changes of person are frequent in Hebrew poetry. them

Isaiah 34:16

16. book of the Lord—the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together (Isa 30:8; Da 9:2).

Seek—(so Isa 8:16, 20; Joh 5:39; 7:52).

no one . . . fail—of these prophecies (Mt 5:18).

none shall want . . . mate—image from pairing of animals mentioned, Isa 34:15 ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be wanting: none shall be without its mate" to pair and breed with, in desolate Idumea.

my . . . his—Such changes of person are frequent in Hebrew poetry.

them—the wild beasts.