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Isaiah 34-35
Christian Standard Bible
Isaiah 34-35
Christian Standard Bible
The Judgment of the Nations
34 You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!(A)
Let the earth and all that fills it hear,
the world and all that comes from it.(B)
2 The Lord is angry with all the nations,
furious with all their armies.(C)
He will set them apart for destruction,(D)
giving them over to slaughter.
3 Their slain will be thrown out,
and the stench of their corpses will rise;(E)
the mountains will flow[a] with their blood.(F)
4 All[b] the stars in the sky(G) will dissolve.
The sky will roll up like a scroll,(H)
and its stars will all wither
as leaves wither on the vine,
and foliage on the fig tree.(I)
The Judgment of Edom
5 When my sword has drunk its fill[c](J) in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom(K)
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.
6 The Lord’s sword is covered with blood.
It drips with fat,
with the blood of lambs and goats,
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.(L)
For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah,(M)
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
7 The wild oxen will be struck[d] down with them,
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with[e] blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
8 For the Lord has a day of vengeance,(N)
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.
9 Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her soil into sulfur;(O)
her land will become burning pitch.
10 It will never go out—day or night.
Its smoke will go up forever.(P)
It will be desolate, from generation to generation;
no one will pass through it forever and ever.(Q)
11 Eagle owls[f] and herons[g] will possess it,
and long-eared owls and ravens will dwell there.(R)
The Lord will stretch out a measuring line
and a plumb line(S) over her
for her destruction and chaos.(T)
12 No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
13 Her palaces will be overgrown with thorns;
her fortified cities, with thistles and briers.(U)
She will become a dwelling for jackals,
an abode[h] for ostriches.(V)
14 The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the night birds will stay there
and will find a resting place.
15 Sand partridges[i] will make their nests there;
they will lay and hatch their eggs
and will gather their broods under their shadows.
Indeed, the birds of prey will gather there,
each with its mate.(W)
16 Search and read the scroll of the Lord:(X)
Not one of them will be missing,
none will be lacking its mate,
because he has ordered it by my[j] mouth,
and he will gather them by his Spirit.
17 He has cast the lot for them;
his hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;(Y)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
The Ransomed Return to Zion
35 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad;
the desert will rejoice and blossom like a wildflower.[k](Z)
2 It will blossom abundantly
and will also rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.(AA)
They will see the glory of the Lord,(AB)
the splendor of our God.(AC)
3 Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!(AD)
4 Say to the cowardly:
“Be strong; do not fear!
Here is your God; vengeance is coming.(AE)
God’s retribution is coming; he will save you.”(AF)
5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.(AG)
6 Then the lame will leap like a deer,(AH)
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,(AI)
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;(AJ)
7 the parched ground will become a pool,
and the thirsty land, springs.(AK)
In the haunt of jackals,(AL) in their lairs,
there will be grass, reeds, and papyrus.
8 A road will be there and a way;(AM)
it will be called the Holy Way.(AN)
The unclean will not travel on it,(AO)
but it will be for the one who walks the path.(AP)
Fools will not wander on it.
9 There will be no lion there,
and no vicious beast will go up on it;
they will not be found there.
But the redeemed will walk on it,
10 and the ransomed of the Lord will return(AQ)
and come to Zion with singing,
crowned with unending joy.
Joy and gladness will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee.(AR)
Footnotes
- 34:3 Or melt, or dissolve
- 34:4 DSS read And the valleys will be split, and all
- 34:5 DSS read sword will appear
- 34:7 Or will go
- 34:7 Or will drink its fill of
- 34:11 Or Pelicans
- 34:11 Or hedgehogs
- 34:13 DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads jackals, grass
- 34:15 Or Arrow snakes, or Owls
- 34:16 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, DSS, Syr, Tg read his
- 35:1 Or meadow saffron; traditionally rose
Isaiah 34-35
New International Version
Isaiah 34-35
New International Version
Judgment Against the Nations
34 Come near, you nations, and listen;(A)
pay attention, you peoples!(B)
Let the earth(C) hear, and all that is in it,
the world, and all that comes out of it!(D)
2 The Lord is angry with all nations;
his wrath(E) is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy[a](F) them,
he will give them over to slaughter.(G)
3 Their slain(H) will be thrown out,
their dead bodies(I) will stink;(J)
the mountains will be soaked with their blood.(K)
4 All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(L)
and the heavens rolled up(M) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(N)
like withered(O) leaves from the vine,
like shriveled figs from the fig tree.
5 My sword(P) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(Q)
the people I have totally destroyed.(R)
6 The sword(S) of the Lord is bathed in blood,
it is covered with fat—
the blood of lambs and goats,
fat from the kidneys of rams.
For the Lord has a sacrifice(T) in Bozrah(U)
and a great slaughter(V) in the land of Edom.
7 And the wild oxen(W) will fall with them,
the bull calves and the great bulls.(X)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(Y)
and the dust will be soaked with fat.
8 For the Lord has a day(Z) of vengeance,(AA)
a year of retribution,(AB) to uphold Zion’s cause.
9 Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her dust into burning sulfur;(AC)
her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(AD) night or day;
its smoke will rise forever.(AE)
From generation to generation(AF) it will lie desolate;(AG)
no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[b](AH) and screech owl[c] will possess it;
the great owl[d] and the raven(AI) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(AJ)
the measuring line of chaos(AK)
and the plumb line(AL) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
all her princes(AM) will vanish(AN) away.
13 Thorns(AO) will overrun her citadels,
nettles and brambles her strongholds.(AP)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(AQ)
a home for owls.(AR)
14 Desert creatures(AS) will meet with hyenas,(AT)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(AU) will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs,
she will hatch them, and care for her young
under the shadow of her wings;(AV)
there also the falcons(AW) will gather,
each with its mate.
16 Look in the scroll(AX) of the Lord and read:
None of these will be missing,(AY)
not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(AZ) that has given the order,(BA)
and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(BB)
his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
and dwell there from generation to generation.(BC)
Joy of the Redeemed
35 The desert(BD) and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.(BE)
Like the crocus,(BF) 2 it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.(BG)
The glory of Lebanon(BH) will be given to it,
the splendor of Carmel(BI) and Sharon;(BJ)
they will see the glory(BK) of the Lord,
the splendor of our God.(BL)
3 Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees(BM) that give way;
4 say(BN) to those with fearful hearts,(BO)
“Be strong, do not fear;(BP)
your God will come,(BQ)
he will come with vengeance;(BR)
with divine retribution
he will come to save(BS) you.”
5 Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(BT)
and the ears of the deaf(BU) unstopped.
6 Then will the lame(BV) leap like a deer,(BW)
and the mute tongue(BX) shout for joy.(BY)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams(BZ) in the desert.
7 The burning sand will become a pool,
the thirsty ground(CA) bubbling springs.(CB)
In the haunts where jackals(CC) once lay,
grass and reeds(CD) and papyrus will grow.
8 And a highway(CE) will be there;
it will be called the Way of Holiness;(CF)
it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(CG) will not journey on it;
wicked fools will not go about on it.
9 No lion(CH) will be there,
nor any ravenous beast;(CI)
they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed(CJ) will walk there,
10 and those the Lord has rescued(CK) will return.
They will enter Zion with singing;(CL)
everlasting joy(CM) will crown their heads.
Gladness(CN) and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.(CO)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
- Isaiah 34:11 The precise identification of these birds is uncertain.
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