Isaiah 34:1

Isaiah 34:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it, the world, and all that comes out of it!
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 34:1

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. 2For the Lord is angry at all the nations, And His wrath is against all their armies; He has utterly doomed them, He has given them over to slaughter. 3So their slain will be thrown out, And the stench of their corpses will rise, And the mountains will flow with their blood.

Isaiah 34:1 word by word

קִרְב֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ תֵּבֵ֖ל וְכָל־צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Come nearקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• ye nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• to hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• and hearkenקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181
• ye peopleלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• let the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and all that is thereinמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• the worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398
• and all things that come forthצֶאֱצָאtse'ĕtsâ' · offspringH6631

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:1

• Isaiah 18:3All you inhabitants of the world, you who dwell on the earth, When a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it! When a trumpet is blown, you will hear it!
• Isaiah 33:13“You who are far away, hear what I have done; And you who are near, acknowledge My might.”
• Isaiah 41:1“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands, And let the nations gain their strength; Let them come near, then let them speak; Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].
• Isaiah 43:9All the nations have gathered together So that the peoples may be assembled. Who among them (the idolaters) can predict this [that Judah would return from captivity] And proclaim to us the former events? Let them provide their witnesses so that they may be justified, Or let them hear and say [in acknowledgement], “It is the truth.”
• Isaiah 49:1Listen to Me, O islands and coastlands, And pay attention, you peoples from far away. The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the body of My mother He has named Me.
• Judges 5:3Hear, O kings; listen, O rulers! I will sing to the Lord, I will sing praise to the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all peoples; Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
• Psalms 50:1The mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken, And summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting [from east to west].
• Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, “The Lord reigns; Indeed, the world is firmly and securely established, it shall not be moved; He will judge and rule the people with fairness.”
• Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
• Revelation 2:7He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant [the privilege] to eat [the fruit] from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’
• Isaiah 1:2Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth; For the Lord has spoken: “I have reared and brought up sons, But they have rebelled against Me and have broken away.
• Deuteronomy 4:16so that you do not act corruptly and make for yourselves a carved or sculpted image [to worship] in the form of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
• Deuteronomy 32:1“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak; And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.
• Jeremiah 22:29O land, land, land, Hear the word of the Lord!
• Micah 6:1Hear now what the Lord is saying, “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills [as witnesses] hear your voice.

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Hearken "Attend unto me" - A MS. adds in this line the word אלי ali, unto me, after לאמים leummim ; which seems to be genuine.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Come near, ye nations, to hear - That is, to hear of the judgments which God was about to execute, and the great purposes which he was about to accomplish. If the supposition be correct, that this and the following chapter contain a summing up of all that the prophet had thus far uttered; a declaration that all the enemies of the people of God would be destroyed - the most violent and bitter of whom was Idumea; and that this was to be succeeded by the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1God's vengeance against the enemies of his church. (Is. 34:1-8) Their desolation. (Is. 34:9-17) Verses 1-8 Here is a prophecy of the wars of the Lord, all which are both righteous and successful. All nations are concerned. And as they have all had the benefit of his patience, so all must expect to feel his resentment. The description of bloodshed suggests tremendous ideas of the Divine judgments. Idumea here denotes the nations at enmity with the church…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17This prophecy of judgment was against the nations at the terrifying day of the Lord (see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22; see also Isaiah 63:1–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-17The thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth chapters form one prophecy, the former part of which denounces God's judgment against His people's enemies, of whom Edom is the representative; the second part, of the flourishing state of the Church consequent on those judgments. This forms the termination of the prophecies of the first part of Isaiah (the thirty-sixth through thirty-ninth chapters being historical) and is a kind of summary of what went before, setting…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings