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, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and all its fulness; the world, and all that cometh forth of it. 2For the wrath of Jehovah is against all the nations, and [his] fury against all their armies: he hath devoted them to destruction, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3And their slain shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up from their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.

Isaiah 34:1 word by word

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

• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• peoplesלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• worldתֵּבֵלtêbêl · worldH8398

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:1

• Isaiah 18:3All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, when a banner is lifted up on the mountains, see ye, and when a trumpet is blown, hear ye!
• Isaiah 33:13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and ye that are near, acknowledge my might.
• Isaiah 41:1Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us draw near together to judgment.
• Isaiah 43:9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them declareth this, or causeth us to hear former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, [It is] truth.
• Isaiah 49:1Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples from afar. Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.
• Judges 5:3Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, [even] I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:
• Psalms 50:1God, Elohim-Jehovah, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
• Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth! yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved; he will execute judgment upon the peoples with equity.
• Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.
• Revelation 2:7He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
• Isaiah 1:2Hear, [ye] heavens, and give ear, [thou] earth! for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children; and they have rebelled against me.
• Deuteronomy 4:16lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the form of any figure, the pattern of male or female,
• Deuteronomy 32:1Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!
• Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Jehovah!
• Micah 6:1Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy 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