But the cormorant
qa'ath (kaw-ath')
probably the pelican (from vomiting) -- cormorant.
and the bittern
qippowd (kip-pode')
a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) -- bittern.
shall possess
yarash (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
it the owl
yanshuwph (yan-shoof')
an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the night-heron is meant
also and the raven
`oreb (o-rabe')
a raven (from its dusky hue) -- raven.
shall dwell
shakan (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in it and he shall stretch out
natah (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
upon it the line
qav (kav)
a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord -- line.
of confusion
tohuw (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
and the stones
'eben (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
of emptiness
bohuw (bo'-hoo)
a vacuity, i.e. (superficially) an undistinguishable ruin -- emptiness, void.
