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Isaiah 34:5-17
Legacy Standard Bible
Isaiah 34:5-17
Legacy Standard Bible
5 For (A)My sword is satiated in heaven;
Behold, it shall descend for judgment upon (B)Edom
And upon the people whom I have (C)devoted to destruction.
6 The sword of Yahweh is filled with blood;
It is [a]sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats,
With the fat of the kidneys of rams.
For Yahweh has a sacrifice in (D)Bozrah
And a great slaughter in the land of (E)Edom.
7 (F)And wild oxen will also [b]fall with them,
And (G)young bulls with strong ones;
Thus their land will be (H)soaked with blood,
And their dust [c]become greasy with fat.
8 For Yahweh has a day of (I)vengeance,
A year of recompense for the [d]cause of Zion.
9 [e]And its streams will be turned into pitch,
And its dust into (J)brimstone,
And its land will become burning pitch.
10 It will (K)not be quenched night or day;
Its (L)smoke will go up forever.
From (M)generation to generation it will be laid waste;
(N)None will pass through it forever and ever.
11 But [f](O)pelican and hedgehog will possess it,
And [g]owl and raven will dwell in it;
And He will stretch over it the (P)line of utter formlessness
And the [h]plumb line of utter void.
12 Its nobles—there is (Q)no one there
Whom they may proclaim king—
And all its princes will be (R)non-existent.
13 And thorns will come up in its (S)fortified towers,
Weeds and thistles in its fortified cities;
It will also be a haunt of (T)jackals
And an abode of ostriches.
14 And the desert (U)creatures will meet with the [i]wolves;
The [j](V)hairy goat also will cry to its kind;
Surely, the [k]night creature will obtain relief there
And will find itself a resting place.
15 The [l]owl will make its nest and find its escape there,
And it will hatch its eggs and gather them in its shade.
Surely, (W)the [m]falcons will be gathered there,
Every one with its kind.
16 Seek from the (X)book of Yahweh, and read:
Not one of these will be missing;
None will lack its mate.
For [n](Y)His mouth has commanded,
And His Spirit has gathered them.
17 He has cast the (Z)lot for them,
And His hand has divided it to them by (AA)line.
They shall possess it forever;
From (AB)generation to generation they will dwell in it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 34:6 Lit made fat
- Isaiah 34:7 Lit go down
- Isaiah 34:7 Lit made fat
- Isaiah 34:8 Or controversy
- Isaiah 34:9 Edom’s
- Isaiah 34:11 Or owl, jackdaw
- Isaiah 34:11 Or great horned owl
- Isaiah 34:11 Lit stones of void
- Isaiah 34:14 Or howling creatures
- Isaiah 34:14 Or goat demon
- Isaiah 34:14 Heb Lilith
- Isaiah 34:15 Or tree snake
- Isaiah 34:15 Or hawks
- Isaiah 34:16 As in DSS; M.T. My
Isaiah 34:5-17
New International Version
Isaiah 34:5-17
New International Version
5 My sword(A) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(B)
the people I have totally destroyed.(C)
6 The sword(D) 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(E) in Bozrah(F)
and a great slaughter(G) in the land of Edom.
7 And the wild oxen(H) will fall with them,
the bull calves and the great bulls.(I)
Their land will be drenched with blood,(J)
and the dust will be soaked with fat.
8 For the Lord has a day(K) of vengeance,(L)
a year of retribution,(M) to uphold Zion’s cause.
9 Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her dust into burning sulfur;(N)
her land will become blazing pitch!
10 It will not be quenched(O) night or day;
its smoke will rise forever.(P)
From generation to generation(Q) it will lie desolate;(R)
no one will ever pass through it again.
11 The desert owl[a](S) and screech owl[b] will possess it;
the great owl[c] and the raven(T) will nest there.
God will stretch out over Edom(U)
the measuring line of chaos(V)
and the plumb line(W) of desolation.
12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,
all her princes(X) will vanish(Y) away.
13 Thorns(Z) will overrun her citadels,
nettles and brambles her strongholds.(AA)
She will become a haunt for jackals,(AB)
a home for owls.(AC)
14 Desert creatures(AD) will meet with hyenas,(AE)
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures(AF) 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;(AG)
there also the falcons(AH) will gather,
each with its mate.
16 Look in the scroll(AI) of the Lord and read:
None of these will be missing,(AJ)
not one will lack her mate.
For it is his mouth(AK) that has given the order,(AL)
and his Spirit will gather them together.
17 He allots their portions;(AM)
his hand distributes them by measure.
They will possess it forever
and dwell there from generation to generation.(AN)
Footnotes
- 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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