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Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. Let the world and everything in it hear my words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Draw near, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear; And heed, you people! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, The world and all things that come forth from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples! Let the earth and all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Draw near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Draw near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Draw near, O nations, to hear; and pay attention, O peoples! Let the earth hear, as well as its fullness, the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples! Let the earth and all that is in it hear, and the world and all that comes forth from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You nations, come here and listen; you peoples, pay attention! Let the earth and all that fills it hear, the world and all that comes from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You nations, come here and listen; you peoples, pay attention! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that comes from it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone of every nation, the entire earth, and all its creatures, come here and listen! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth of it<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Come close, you nations, and listen. Pay attention, you people. The earth, everyone in it, the world, and everything on it will listen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Come, people of all nations! Gather around and listen. Let the whole earth and everyone living on it come here and listen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Come near, you nations, to listen, and pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it; the world, and all that comes out of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, and listen! Pay attention, you people! The earth and everything it contains must listen, the world and everything that lives in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear. Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is in it; the world, and all things that spring from it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear, the world, and everything that comes from it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Come near, you nations, to hear, "" And you peoples, give attention, "" The earth and its fullness hear, "" The world, and all its productions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Come near, ye nations, to hear, And ye peoples, give attention, Hear doth the earth and its fulness, The world, and all its productions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Draw near, ye nations, to hear; and ye people, attend: the earth shall hear, and its fulness; the habitable globe, and all its offspring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />COME near, ye Gentiles, and hear, and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein, the world, and every thing that cometh forth of it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />O nations and peoples: draw near, and listen, and pay attention! Let the earth and its fullness hear, the entire world and all its offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Come near, nations, and listen; be attentive, you peoples! Let the earth and what fills it listen, the world and all it produces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Draw near, O nations, to hear; O peoples, give heed! Let the earth hear, and all that fills it; the world, and all that comes from it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />COME near, O you peoples, to hear; and hearken, O you nations; let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all that dwell in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Come nations to hear, and pay attention peoples! The Earth shall hear in its fullness, the world and all its inhabitants!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Come near, ye nations, to hear, And attend, ye peoples; Let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof, The world, and all things that come forth of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Draw near, ye nations; and hearken, ye princes; let the earth hear, and they that are in it; the world, and the people that are therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/34-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7098" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">God's Judgments on the Nations</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: qir·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">Come near,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">O nations,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: liš·mō·a‘ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">to listen;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7181.htm" title="7181: haq·šî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Imp-mp) -- To incline (ears), attend. A primitive root; to prick up the ears, i.e. Hearken.">pay attention,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3816.htm" title="3816: ū·lə·’um·mîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- People. Or l owm; from an unused root meaning to gather; a community.">O peoples.</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">Let the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: tiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">hear,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: ū·mə·lō·’āh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">and all that fills it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8398.htm" title="8398: tê·ḇêl (N-fs) -- From yabal; the earth; by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a partic. Land, as Babylonia, Palestine.">the world</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6631.htm" title="6631: ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’e·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Issue, offspring, produce. From yatsa'; issue, i.e. Produce, children.">that springs from it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31-33</a></span><br />The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Zephaniah 3:8</a></span><br />Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger. For all the earth will be consumed by the fire of My jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-1.htm">Joel 3:1-2</a></span><br />“Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore Judah and Jerusalem from captivity, / I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-17.htm">Ezekiel 38:17-23</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: Are you the one of whom I have spoken in former days through My servants, the prophets of Israel, who in those times prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? / Now on that day when Gog comes against the land of Israel, declares the Lord GOD, My wrath will flare up. / In My zeal and fiery rage I proclaim that on that day there will be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-2.htm">Micah 1:2-4</a></span><br />Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple. / For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. / The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-19.htm">Jeremiah 6:19</a></span><br />Hear, O earth! I am bringing disaster on this people, the fruit of their own schemes, because they have paid no attention to My word and have rejected My instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-4.htm">Psalm 50:4</a></span><br />He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Revelation 16:14-16</a></span><br />These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty. / “Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.” / And they assembled the kings in the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-13.htm">Amos 3:13</a></span><br />Hear and testify against the house of Jacob, declares the Lord GOD, the God of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-23.htm">Jeremiah 4:23-28</a></span><br />I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. / I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. / I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-31</a></span><br />Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/1-5.htm">Nahum 1:5-6</a></span><br />The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles at His presence—the world and all its dwellers. / Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-18.htm">Revelation 14:18-20</a></span><br />Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.” / So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></span><br />Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Come near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.</p><p class="hdg">come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/18-3.htm">Isaiah 18:3</a></b></br> All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">Isaiah 33:13</a></b></br> Hear, ye <i>that are</i> far off, what I have done; and, ye <i>that are</i> near, acknowledge my might.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a></b></br> Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew <i>their</i> strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.</p><p class="hdg">let the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-2.htm">Isaiah 1:2</a></b></br> Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16</a></b></br> Lest ye corrupt <i>yourselves</i>, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a></b></br> Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.</p><p class="hdg">all that is therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. The earth <i>is</i> the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-26.htm">1 Corinthians 10:26</a></b></br> For the earth <i>is</i> the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-6.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-11.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-19.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-4.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-23.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-12.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/isaiah/12-3.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-6.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Attend</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/jeremiah/8-16.htm">Contains</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-5.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-13.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-13.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-16.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Note</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-23.htm">Pay</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-18.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-7.htm">Springs</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-9.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">World</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">The judgments wherewith God revenges his church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">The desolation of her enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/34-16.htm">The certainty of the prophecy</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>Come near, O nations, to listen;</b><br>This phrase is a call to the nations, indicating that the message is not just for Israel but for all peoples. It reflects the universal scope of God's sovereignty and judgment. The invitation to "come near" suggests a courtroom setting where God is the judge, and the nations are summoned to hear His decree. This echoes the prophetic tradition where God addresses not only His chosen people but also the Gentiles, as seen in other prophetic books like <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Jeremiah 25:31</a>, where God judges all nations.<p><b>pay attention, O peoples.</b><br>The repetition of the call to "pay attention" emphasizes the importance and urgency of the message. It underscores the idea that God's word is authoritative and demands a response. This is consistent with the biblical theme that God’s revelation is meant to be heard and heeded, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/32.htm">Deuteronomy 32:1</a>, where Moses calls heaven and earth to listen to his words. The term "peoples" broadens the audience, reinforcing the inclusivity of the message.<p><b>Let the earth hear, and all that fills it,</b><br>This phrase extends the call to the entire creation, suggesting that God's message has cosmic significance. It reflects the biblical theme of creation's participation in God's redemptive plan, as seen in <a href="/romans/8-22.htm">Romans 8:22</a>, where creation groans for redemption. The phrase "all that fills it" indicates that every aspect of creation is under God's authority and is affected by His decrees.<p><b>the world and all that springs from it.</b><br>This final phrase reiterates the comprehensive nature of the call, including not just the physical earth but also its inhabitants and all life. It highlights the interconnectedness of creation and humanity, a theme found throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/24.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>, which declares that the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord. This phrase also points to the eschatological hope where all creation will be renewed, aligning with the prophetic vision of a new heaven and a new earth in <a href="/revelation/21.htm">Revelation 21:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_and_peoples.htm">Nations and Peoples</a></b><br>The verse calls out to all nations and peoples, indicating a universal message meant for everyone, not just Israel. This highlights the global scope of God's sovereignty and judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth_and_the_world.htm">The Earth and the World</a></b><br>These terms emphasize the comprehensive nature of the message, extending beyond human listeners to all creation. It underscores the idea that God's word and judgment affect all of creation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message. Isaiah is known for his prophecies concerning both judgment and redemption, often pointing to the coming of the Messiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a> is a prophecy of judgment against the nations, particularly Edom, symbolizing God's wrath against sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate speaker through the prophet Isaiah, calling the nations to attention, emphasizing His authority and the seriousness of His message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_call_to_attention.htm">Universal Call to Attention</a></b><br>God's message is for all people and nations. We must recognize the universal scope of His word and respond with attentiveness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The call to the earth and all that fills it reminds us of God's sovereignty over all creation. We should live with an awareness of His authority in every aspect of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_divine_judgment.htm">The Seriousness of Divine Judgment</a></b><br>The context of judgment in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a> serves as a warning. We must take God's warnings seriously and live in a way that reflects His righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets.htm">The Role of Prophets</a></b><br>Isaiah's role as a prophet highlights the importance of listening to God's messengers. We should be open to receiving and acting upon God's word as delivered through His chosen instruments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_christ's_return.htm">Preparation for Christ's Return</a></b><br>The themes of judgment and authority in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/34.htm">Isaiah 34</a> point forward to the return of Christ. We should live in readiness for His return, aligning our lives with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_34_align_with_other_end-times.htm">Does the prophecy in Isaiah 34 align or conflict with similar end-time descriptions found in other parts of Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bible_say_earth_has_corners.htm">Why does the Bible state that the Earth has 'four corners' if it's a sphere?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_world_with_other_deities.htm">(Psalm 24:1) If the entire world belongs to the Lord, how do we reconcile this with the existence of other deities in different religious traditions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_occurs_when_abraham_meets_death.htm">What are Earth's four corners?</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>XXXIV.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">Come near, ye nations, to hear . . .</span>--The two chapters that follow have a distinct character of their own. They form, as it were, the closing epilogue of the first great collection of Isaiah's prophecies, the historical section that follows (Isaiah 36-39) serving as a link between them and the great second volume, which comes as an independent whole. Here, accordingly, we have to deal with what belongs to a transition period, probably the closing years of the reign of Hezekiah The Egyptian alliance and the attack of Sennacherib are now in the back-ground, and the prophet's vision takes a wider range. In the destruction of the Assyrian army he sees the pledge and earnest of the fate of all who fight against God, and as a representative instance of such enemies, fixes upon Edom, then, as ever, foremost among the enemies of Judah. They had invaded that kingdom in the days of Ahaz (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-17.htm" title="For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.">2Chronicles 28:17</a>). The inscriptions of Sennacherib (Lenormant, <span class= "ital">Anc. Hist., </span>i. 399) show that they submitted to him. They probably played a part in his invasion of Judah, in his attack on Jerusalem, analogous to that which drew down the bitter curse of the Babylonian exiles (<a href="/psalms/137-7.htm" title="Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.">Psalm 137:7</a>). The chapters are further noticeable as having served as a model both to Zephaniah throughout his prophecy, and to Jeremiah 25, <a href="/context/jeremiah/46-3.htm" title="Order you the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.">Jeremiah 46:3-12</a>, Jeremiah 50, 51, parallelisms with which will meet us as we go on.<p>The prophecy opens, as was natural, with a wider appeal. The lesson which Isaiah has to teach is one for all time and for all nations: "They that take the sword shall perish by the sword." There rises before his eyes once more the vision of a day of great slaughter, such as the world had never known before, the putrid carcasses of the slain covering the earth, as they had covered Tophet, the Valley of Hinnom, after the pestilence had done its work on Sennacherib's army. (Comp. as an instance of like hyperbole, the vision of the destruction of Gog and Magog, in <a href="/context/ezekiel/39-11.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will give to Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the noses of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude: and they shall call it The valley of Hamongog.">Ezekiel 39:11-16</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye people</span>; rather, ye <span class="accented">peoples</span>. The address is couched in the widest possible terms, so as to include the whole of humankind. <span class="cmt_word">The earth... and all that is therein</span>; literally, <span class="accented">the earth</span>, <span class="accented">and the fullness thereof</span>. The inhabitants are no doubt intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/34-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Come near,</span><br /><span class="heb">קִרְב֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(qir·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O nations,</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹיִם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to listen;</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mō·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pay attention,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·šî·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7181.htm">Strong's 7181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To prick up the ears, hearken</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O peoples.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’um·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3816.htm">Strong's 3816: </a> </span><span class="str2">A community</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hear,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׁמַ֤ע</span> <span class="translit">(tiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all that fills it,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·lō·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fullness, that which fills</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the world</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּבֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ḇêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8398.htm">Strong's 8398: </a> </span><span class="str2">The earth, the globe, its inhabitants, a particular land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that springs from it.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣe·’ĕ·ṣā·’e·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6631.htm">Strong's 6631: </a> </span><span class="str2">Issue, offspring, produce</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:1 Come near you nations to hear! 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