God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 34:8
8The Lord will have a day of vengeance, a year of revenge in defense of Zion.
Isaiah 34:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
- New International Version (NIV)For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance, The year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Context of Isaiah 34:8
6The 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. 7Wild oxen will be killed with them, young bulls along with rams. Their land will be drenched with blood. Their dust will be covered with fat. The Lord will have a day of vengeance, a year of revenge in defense of Zion. 9Edom’s streams will be turned to tar. Its soil will be turned to burning sulfur. Its land will become blazing tar. 10They will not be extinguished day or night, and smoke will always go up from them. Edom will lie in ruins for generations. No one will ever travel through it.
Read all of Isaiah 34Isaiah 34:8 word by word
כִּ֛י י֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 34:8
- Isaiah 26:21The Lord is going to come out from his dwelling place to punish those who live on earth for their sins. The earth will uncover the blood shed on it and will no longer cover up its dead bodies.
- Isaiah 35:4Tell those who are terrified, “Be brave; don’t be afraid. Your God will come with vengeance, with divine revenge. He will come and rescue you.”
- Isaiah 49:26I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will become drunk on their own blood as though it were new wine. Then all humanity will know that I am the Lord, who saves you, the Mighty One of Jacob, who reclaims you.
- Isaiah 59:17He puts on righteousness like a coat of armor and a helmet of salvation on his head. He wears clothes of vengeance. He wraps himself with fury as a coat.
- Isaiah 61:2⌞He has sent me⌟ to announce the year of the Lord’s good will and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all those who grieve.
- Isaiah 63:4I planned the day of vengeance. The year for my reclaiming ⌞you⌟ has come.
- Deuteronomy 32:35I will take revenge and be satisfied. In due time their foot will slip, because their day of disaster is near. Their doom is coming quickly.
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, appear!
- Micah 6:1Now listen to what the Lord is saying, “Stand up! Plead your case in front of the mountains, and let the hills listen to your request.
- Luke 18:7Won’t God give his chosen people justice when they cry out to him for help day and night? Is he slow to help them?
- Romans 2:5Since you are stubborn and don’t want to change the way you think and act, you are adding to the anger that God will have against you on that day when God vents his anger. At that time God will reveal that his decisions are fair.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
- Revelation 6:10They cried out in a loud voice, “Holy and true Master, how long before you judge and take revenge on those living on earth who shed our blood?”
- Revelation 18:20“Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. God has condemned it for you.”
- Revelation 19:2His judgments are true and fair. He has condemned the notorious prostitute who corrupted the world with her sexual sins. He has taken revenge on her for the blood of his servants.”
Commentaries on Isaiah 34:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion "The year of recompense to the defender of the cause of Zion" - As from דון dun, דין din, a judge; so from רוב rub, ריב rib, an advocate, or defender; Judici Sionis: Syriac.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For it is the day of the Lord‘s vengeance - A time when Yahweh will take vengeance. The year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion - The time when he will recompense, that is, punish those who have had a controversy with Zion.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8The Lord’s revenge means God’s just anger against his enemies and those who oppress his people on the day of the Lord. a year of recompense: There will be payback for Edom’s wrongs against Judah (see also Psalm 137:7; Lamentations 4:21; Obadiah; Malachi 1:3–5). Edom, known for its betrayal, will meet its end.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. recompenses for the controversy of Zion--that is, the year when God will retaliate on those who have contended with Zion. Her controversy is His. Edom had thought to extend its borders by laying hold of its neighbor's lands and has instigated Babylon to cruelty towards fallen Judah (Psa 137:7; Eze 36:5); therefore Edom shall suffer the same herself (La 4:21, 22). The final winding up of the controversy between God and all enemies of Him and His people…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
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