New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 34:8
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 sword of the Lord is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 7Wild oxen will also fall with them And young bulls with strong ones; Thus their land will be soaked with blood, And their dust become greasy with fat. For the Lord has a day of vengeance, A year of recompense for the cause of Zion. 9Its streams will be turned into pitch, And its loose earth into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch. 10It will not be quenched night or day; Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation it will be desolate; None will pass through it forever and ever.
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כִּ֛י י֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Isaiah 34:8
- Isaiah 26:21For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; And the earth will reveal her bloodshed And will no longer cover her slain.
- Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious heart, “Take courage, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you.”
- Isaiah 49:26I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”
- Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; And He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle.
- Isaiah 61:2To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,
- Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, And My year of redemption has come.
- Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip; For the day of their calamity is near, And the impending things are hastening upon them.’
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, God of vengeance, God of vengeance, shine forth!
- Micah 6:1Hear now what the Lord is saying, “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, And let the hills hear your voice.
- Luke 18:7now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
- Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
- Revelation 6:10and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, will You refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her.”
- Revelation 19:2because His judgments are true and righteous; for He has judged the great harlot who was corrupting the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His bond-servants on her.”
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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