Isaiah 34:8-12
Isaiah 34:8
For the Lord has a day of vengeance, A year of retribution for the cause of Zion.
Isaiah 34:9
Its streams will be turned into pitch, And its loose earth into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.
Isaiah 34:10
It will not be extinguished night or day; Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation it will be desolate; None will pass through it forever and ever.
Isaiah 34:11
But pelican and hedgehog will possess it, And owl and raven will dwell in it; And He will stretch over it the line of desolation And the plumb line of emptiness.
Isaiah 34:12
Its nobles—there is no one there Whom they may proclaim king— And all its officials will be nothing.