Judgment on the Nations

34 Draw near, (A)O nations, to hear,
    and give attention, O peoples!
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it;
    the world, and all that comes from it.
For the Lord is enraged against all the nations,
    and furious against all their host;
    he has (B)devoted them to destruction,[a] has given them over for slaughter.
Their slain shall be cast out,
    and (C)the stench of their corpses shall rise;
    (D)the mountains shall flow with their blood.
(E)All the host of heaven shall rot away,
    and the skies roll up like a scroll.
All their host shall fall,
    as leaves fall from the vine,
    like leaves falling from the fig tree.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:2 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 5

The Judgment of the Nations

34 You nations, come here and listen;
you peoples, pay attention!(A)
Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,
the world and all that comes from it.(B)
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.
Their slain will be thrown out,
and the stench of their corpses will rise;(E)
the mountains will flow[a] with their blood.(F)
All[b] the heavenly bodies(G) will dissolve.
The skies will roll up like a scroll,(H)
and their stars will all wither
as leaves wither on the vine,
and foliage on the fig tree.(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:3 Or melt, or dissolve
  2. Isaiah 34:4 DSS read And the valleys will be split, and all