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For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/34.htm">New Living Translation</a> The sword of the LORD is drenched with blood and covered with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. Yes, the LORD will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom. <a href="/esv/isaiah/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood; it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/34.htm">King James Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/34.htm">New King James Version</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The sword of Yahweh is filled with blood; It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/amp/isaiah/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood [from sacrifices], It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah (Edom’s capital city) And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/csb/isaiah/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD&#8217s sword is covered with blood. It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/asv/isaiah/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/cev/isaiah/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The sword of the LORD is covered with blood from lambs and goats, together with fat from kidneys of rams. This is because the LORD will slaughter many people and make a sacrifice of them in the city of Bozrah and everywhere else in Edom. <a href="/erv/isaiah/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD's sword is covered with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams' kidneys. The LORD will receive a sacrifice in Bozrah, a huge slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> His sword will be covered with their blood and fat, like the blood and fat of lambs and goats that are sacrificed. The LORD will offer this sacrifice in the city of Bozrah; he will make this a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/isv/isaiah/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> The LORD has a sword bathed in blood; it's covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, and with fat from the kidneys of rams." "For the LORD holds a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/msb/isaiah/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat?with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/net/isaiah/34.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD's sword is dripping with blood, it is covered with fat; it drips with the blood of young rams and goats and is covered with the fat of rams' kidneys. For the LORD is holding a sacrifice in Bozrah, a bloody slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD's sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/web/isaiah/34.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh’s sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> A sword [is] to YHWH—it has been full of blood, "" It has been made fat with fatness, "" With blood of lambs and male goats. With fat of kidneys of rams, "" For to YHWH [is] a sacrifice in Bozrah, "" And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A sword is to Jehovah -- it hath been full of blood, It hath been made fat with fatness, With blood of lambs and he-goats. With fat of kidneys of rams, For a sacrifice is to Jehovah in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/slt/isaiah/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The sword of Jehovah was filled with blood, it was made fat from the fat of the blood of lambs and he goats, from the fat of kidneys of rams: for a sacrifice to Jehovah in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made thick with the blood of lambs and buck goats, with the blood of rams full of marrow: for there is a victim of the Lord in Bosra and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The sword of the Lord has been filled with blood. It has been thickened by the blood of lambs and he-goats, by the innermost blood of rams. For the victim of the Lord is in Bozrah, and a great slaughter is in the land of Edom. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/34.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD has a sword sated with blood, greasy with fat, With the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams’ kidneys; For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood, it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with the blood, and with the fatness of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> The sword of LORD JEHOVAH is full of blood! It is anointed with blood and with the fat of fatlings and of goats, and the fat of the kidneys of rams, because of the sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH in Butsar, and great slaughter in the land of Adum.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made fat with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams; For the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. <a href="/sep/isaiah/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is glutted with fat, with the blood of goats and lambs, and with the fat of goats and rams: for the Lord has a sacrifice in Bosor, and a great slaughter in Idumea. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/34-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7158" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">God's Judgments on the Nations</a> …5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. 6<a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">The sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is bathed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: ḏām (N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">in blood.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1878.htm" title="1878: hud·daš·nāh (V-Hitpael-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to be fat; transitively, to fatten; specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively to remove ashes.">It drips</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: mê·ḥê·leḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">with fat—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: mid·dam (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">with the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/3733.htm" title="3733: kā·rîm (N-mp) -- From karar in the sense of plumpness; a ram, including a battering-ram; hence, a meadow; also a pad or camel's saddle.">of lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">and goats,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: mê·ḥê·leḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">with the fat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3629.htm" title="3629: kil·yō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A kidney. Feminine of kliy; a kidney; figuratively, the mind.">of the kidneys</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lîm (N-mp) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">of rams.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">has a sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/1224.htm" title="1224: bə·ḇā·ṣə·rāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- Bozrah -- fortress, a city in Edom, also one in Moab. The same as botsrah; Botsrah, a place in Edom.">in Bozrah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2874.htm" title="2874: wə·ṭe·ḇaḥ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Slaughtering, slaughter. From tabach; properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast; abstr. Butchery.">slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/123.htm" title="123: ’ĕ·ḏō·wm (N-proper-ms) -- The name of a condiment. Or oedowm; from 'adom; red; Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region occupied by him.">of Edom.</a> 7And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a> For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates. <a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-19</a> And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. <a href="/zephaniah/1-7.htm">Zephaniah 1:7</a> Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests. <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Revelation 14:20</a> And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia. <a href="/jeremiah/12-12.htm">Jeremiah 12:12</a> Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace. <a href="/ezekiel/21-4.htm">Ezekiel 21:4-5</a> Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north. / Then all flesh will know that I, the LORD, have taken My sword from its sheath, not to return it again.’ <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a> Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42</a> I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.” <a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a> Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground. <a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a> And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh. <a href="/ezekiel/21-9.htm">Ezekiel 21:9-10</a> “Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— / it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick. <a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Zechariah 14:21</a> Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Nahum 3:3</a> Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead— <a href="/isaiah/66-16.htm">Isaiah 66:16</a> For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.filled<a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3</a> I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.<a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13</a> For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.<a href="/ezekiel/21-4.htm">Ezekiel 21:4,5,10</a> Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: … the fast<a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Deuteronomy 32:14</a> Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.the Lord hath<a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5</a> For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.<a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1</a> Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.<a href="/jeremiah/50-27.htm">Jeremiah 50:27</a> Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-44.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-23.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-4.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-5.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Great</a> <a href="/job/16-13.htm">Kidneys</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-1.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Bathed</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Bozrah</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-1.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Edom</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-24.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-14.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Kidneys</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Lambs</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Rams</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Slaughter</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-7.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 34</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">The judgments wherewith God revenges his church</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">The desolation of her enemies</a> 16. <a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">The certainty of the prophecy</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. This phrase signifies divine judgment and wrath. The imagery of a sword soaked in blood is a powerful representation of God's justice against sin and rebellion. In biblical context, the sword often symbolizes God's instrument of judgment (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41-42</a>). This passage reflects the seriousness of God's retribution against nations that oppose Him, emphasizing His sovereignty and righteousness.It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, The mention of lambs and goats alludes to sacrificial practices in ancient Israel, where these animals were commonly used in offerings (<a href="/leviticus/1-10.htm">Leviticus 1:10</a>). The imagery of fat and blood highlights the completeness of the sacrifice, as fat was considered the best part and was offered to God (<a href="/leviticus/3-16.htm">Leviticus 3:16</a>). This phrase underscores the totality of the judgment, akin to a sacrificial offering, indicating that the judgment is both thorough and divinely ordained.with the fat of the kidneys of rams. The kidneys and their fat were considered the choicest parts of sacrificial animals, reserved for God (<a href="/leviticus/3-4.htm">Leviticus 3:4</a>). This detail emphasizes the richness and completeness of the sacrifice, symbolizing the totality of God's judgment. The use of sacrificial language connects this judgment to the idea of atonement, though in this context, it is the nations being judged rather than sin being atoned for.For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, Bozrah was a major city in Edom, known for its fortifications and wealth. The mention of Bozrah indicates a specific target of God's judgment, highlighting Edom's historical enmity with Israel (<a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11-12</a>). The use of "sacrifice" suggests that the judgment is a divine act of justice, akin to a ritual offering, where the enemies of God are the ones being offered up.a great slaughter in the land of Edom. Edom, descendants of Esau, often opposed Israel, leading to prophetic declarations of judgment against them (<a href="/obadiah/1.htm">Obadiah 1:1-21</a>). The "great slaughter" signifies a comprehensive and devastating judgment, fulfilling prophecies of Edom's downfall. This serves as a warning to all nations that oppose God's people, illustrating the ultimate triumph of divine justice. Theologically, it foreshadows the final judgment when God will decisively deal with all opposition.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The central figure in this passage, representing divine judgment and authority. 2. <a href="/topical/b/bozrah.htm">Bozrah</a> A city in Edom, symbolizing the enemies of God and a place of divine judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/e/edom.htm">Edom</a> A nation descended from Esau, often representing opposition to Israel and God's people. 4. <a href="/topical/l/lambs,_goats,_rams.htm">Lambs, Goats, Rams</a> Animals used in sacrificial rituals, symbolizing the completeness and totality of the judgment. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword_of_the_lord.htm">The Sword of the LORD</a> A metaphor for God's judgment and wrath against sin and rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_judgment_is_certain.htm">Divine Judgment is Certain</a> God's judgment is depicted as inevitable and thorough, reminding believers of the seriousness of sin and rebellion. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_sacrifice.htm">Symbolism of Sacrifice</a> The use of sacrificial animals underscores the completeness of God's judgment and the need for atonement. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The prophecy against Edom illustrates God's control over all nations and His ability to execute justice. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a> Understanding the severity of God's judgment should lead individuals and nations to repentance and seeking God's mercy. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_justice.htm">Hope in God's Justice</a> For believers, the certainty of God's justice provides hope that evil will not prevail indefinitely.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34</a> <a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_confirm_isaiah_21_11-12_on_dumah.htm">How can Isaiah 21:11–12’s prophecy concerning Dumah be confirmed when archaeological evidence about its fate is so limited?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_edom's_judgment_in_isaiah.htm">Does Isaiah 34:5-6 have any historical or archaeological evidence to support its portrayal of Edom's judgment?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_confirm_isaiah_21_11-12_on_dumah.htm">How can Isaiah 21:11-12's prophecy concerning Dumah be confirmed when archaeological evidence about its fate is so limited?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) The Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah . . .--Two cities of this name appear in history; one in the Hauran, more or less conspicuous in ecclesiastical history, and the other, of which Isaiah now speaks, in Edom. It was a strongly fortified city, and is named again and again. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm" title="Who is this that comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, traveling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.">Isaiah 63:1</a>; <a href="/amos/1-12.htm" title="But I will send a fire on Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.">Amos 1:12</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm" title="For I have sworn by myself, said the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.">Jeremiah 49:13</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/49-22.htm" title="Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.">Jeremiah 49:22</a>.) The image both of the sword and the sacrifice appears in <a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm" title="For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.">Jeremiah 46:10</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - The sword of the Lord is filled; or, glutted (Lowth). The tense is "the perfect of prophetic certainty." It is made fat with fatness. "Fed, as it were, on the fat of sacrifices" (see <a href="/leviticus/3-3.htm">Leviticus 3:3, 4, 9, 10, 15</a>; <a href="/leviticus/7-3.htm">Leviticus 7:3</a>, etc.). Lambs... goats... rams. The lesser cattle represent the lower classes of those about to be slain, while the "unicorns" and "bullocks" of ver. 7 represent the upper classes - the great men and leaders. The Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah. This Bozrah, one of the principal cities of Idumaea, is to be distinguished from "Bozrah of Moab," which was known to the Romans as "Bostra." It lay in the hilly country to the south-cast of the Dead Sea, about thirty-five miles north of Petra, and was one of the earliest settlements of the descendants of Esau, being mentioned as a well-known place in Genesis 34:33). The threats here uttered against it are repeated by Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/49-13.htm">Jeremiah 49:13</a>), who says that "Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; all the cities thereof [i.e. the dependent cities] shall be perpetual wastes." Bozrah is probably identified with the modern El-Busaireh, a village of about fifty houses, occupying a site in the position above indicated, amid ruins which seem to be those of a considerable city (Burckhardt, 'Syria,' p. 407; Robinson, 'Researches in Palestine,' vol. 2. pp. 570, 571). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/34-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The sword חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword of the LORD לַיהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is bathed מָלְאָ֥ה (mā·lə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of in blood. דָם֙ (ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed It drips הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה (hud·daš·nāh) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1878.htm">Strong's 1878: </a> To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes with fat— מֵחֵ֔לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> Fat, richest, choice part with the blood מִדַּ֤ם (mid·dam) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of lambs כָּרִים֙ (kā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3733.htm">Strong's 3733: </a> A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle and goats, וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים (wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people with the fat מֵחֵ֖לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> Fat, richest, choice part of the kidneys כִּלְי֣וֹת (kil·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3629.htm">Strong's 3629: </a> A kidney, the mind of rams. אֵילִ֑ים (’ê·lîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has a sacrifice זֶ֤בַח (ze·ḇaḥ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice in Bozrah, בְּבָצְרָ֔ה (bə·ḇā·ṣə·rāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1224.htm">Strong's 1224: </a> Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab a great גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent slaughter וְטֶ֥בַח (wə·ṭe·ḇaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2874.htm">Strong's 2874: </a> Something slaughtered, a beast, butchery in the land בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Edom. אֱדֽוֹם׃ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_123.htm">Strong's 123: </a> The name of a condiment <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:6 Yahweh's sword is filled with blood (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 34:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/34-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 34:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 34:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>