Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 34

1Come nearקִרְב֤וּkir.VuH7126,O nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,to listenלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085;pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֑יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,O peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816.Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085,and all that fills itוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that springs from itצֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631.

2כִּ֣יkiH3588The LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068is angryקֶ֤צֶףKe.tzefH7110withH5921allH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471and furiousוְחֵמָ֖הve.che.MahH2534with all their armiesצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635.He will devote them to destructionהֶחֱרִימָ֖םhe.che.ri.MamH2763;He will give them overנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414to slaughterלַטָּֽבַח׃la.Ta.vachH2874.

3Their slainוְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.cha.lei.HemH2491will be left unburiedיֻשְׁלָ֔כוּyush.La.khuH7993,and the stenchבָאְשָׁ֑םva.'e.ShamH889of their corpsesוּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖םu.fig.rei.HemH6297will riseיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927;the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022will flowוְנָמַ֥סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549with their bloodמִדָּמָֽם׃mi.da.MamH1818.

Judgment on Edom

(Isaiah 21:11–12)

4Allכָּל־kol-H3605the starsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be dissolvedוְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ve.na.Ma.kuH4743.The skiesהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be rolled upוְנָגֹ֥לּוּve.na.Go.luH1556like a scrollכַסֵּ֖פֶרkha.Se.ferH5612,and all their starsוְכָל־ צְבָאָ֣םve.khol tze.va.'AmH6635 H3605will fallיִבּ֔וֹלyi.BolH5034like witheredכִּנְבֹ֤לkin.VolH5034leavesעָלֶה֙'a.LehH5929from the vineמִגֶּ֔פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,like foliageוּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתu.khe.no.Ve.letH5034from the fig treeמִתְּאֵנָֽה׃mi.te.'e.NahH8384.

5Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588My swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719has drunk its fillרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thenהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009it will come downתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381uponעַל־'al-H5921Edomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971I have devotedחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764to destructionH4639.

6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the LORDלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is bathedמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390in bloodדָם֙damH1818.It dripsהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459—with the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,with the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077in Bozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

7And the wild oxenרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214will fallוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with themעִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH5973,the young bullsוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499withעִם־'im-H5973the strongאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47ones.Their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776will be drenchedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and their soilוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083will be soakedיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878with fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.

8Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068has a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359,a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of recompenseשִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshi.lu.MimH7966for the causeלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9Edom’sstreamsנְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙ne.cha.Lei.haH5158will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015to tarלְזֶ֔פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203,and her soilוַעֲפָרָ֖הּva.'a.fa.RahH6083to sulfurלְגָפְרִ֑יתle.ga.fe.RitH1614;her landאַרְצָ֔הּ'ar.TzahH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a blazingבֹּעֵרָֽה׃bo.'e.RahH1197pitchלְזֶ֖פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203.

10It will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518—dayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119or nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915.Its smokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227will ascendיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.From generationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755to generationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755it will lie desolateתֶּחֱרָ֔בte.che.RavH2717;no oneאֵ֥ין'einH369will ever againH5331passעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674through it.

11The desert owlקָאַ֣תka.'AtH6893and screech owlוְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.PodH7090will possess itוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haH3423,and the great owlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244and ravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it.The LORD will stretch outוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186overעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921Edoma measuring lineקַֽו־kav-H6957of chaosתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414and a plumb lineוְאַבְנֵי־ve.'av.nei-H68of destructionבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.

12Noוְאֵֽין־ שָׁ֖םve.'ein- shamH369 H8033noblesחֹרֶ֥יהָcho.Rei.haH2715will be left to proclaimיִקְרָ֑אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121a kingמְלוּכָ֣הme.lu.KhahH4410,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605her princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269will comeיִ֥הְיוּYih.yuH1961to nothingאָֽפֶס׃'A.fesH657.

13Her towersאַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759will be overgrownוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927with thornsסִירִ֔יםsi.RimH5518,her fortressesבְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָbe.miv.tza.Rei.haH4013with thistlesקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057and briersוָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achH2336.She will becomeוְהָיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961a hauntנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116for jackalsתַנִּ֔יםta.NimH8577,an abodeחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2681for ostrichesלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284.

14The desert creaturesצִיִּים֙tzi.YimH6728אֶת־'et-H853will meetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298with hyenasאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338,and one wild goatוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163will callיִקְרָ֑אyik.Ra'H7121toעַל־'al-H5921anotherרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453.Thereאַךְ־ שָׁם֙'akh- shamH389 H8033the night creatureלִּילִ֔יתli.LitH3917will settleהִרְגִּ֣יעָהhir.Gi.'ahH7280and findוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672herplace of reposeמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494.

15Thereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033the owl willקִפּוֹז֙ki.pOzH7091make her nestקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077;she will layוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טva.te.ma.LetH4422and hatch her eggsוּבָקְעָ֖הu.va.ke.'AhH1234and gatherוְדָגְרָ֣הve.da.ge.RahH1716her brood under her shadowבְצִלָּ֑הּve.tzi.LahH6738.Evenאַךְ־'akh-H389thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033the birds of preyדַיּ֖וֹתdai.YotH1772will gatherנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908,eachאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802with its mateרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

16Searchדִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽעַל־dir.Shu me.'al-H1875 H5921and readוּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uH7121the scrollסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068:Notלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259of thesewill go missingנֶעְדָּ֔רָהne'.Da.rahH5737,not oneאִשָּׁ֥ה לֹ֣א'i.Shah lo'H802 H3808will lackפָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duH6485her mateרְעוּתָ֖הּre.'u.TahH7468,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Heה֣וּאhu'H1931has orderedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680it by His mouthפִי֙fiH6310,and Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will gather themקִבְּצָֽן׃ki.be.TzanH6908by His Spiritוְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.ChoH7307.

17Heוְהֽוּא־ve.hu'-H1931has allottedהִפִּ֤ילhi.PilH5307theirportionגּוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486;His handוְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027has distributedחִלְּקַ֥תָּהchi.le.Ka.tahH2505itby measureבַּקָּ֑וba.KavH6957.They will possessיִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyi.ra.Shu.haH3423it foreverעַד־ עוֹלָם֙'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769;they will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in itfrom generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755.

Judgment on Edom

(Isaiah 21:11–12)

Commentaries on Isaiah 34