Isaiah 34:2

Isaiah 34:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord is angry with all nations; his wrath is on all their armies. He will totally destroy them, he will give them over to slaughter.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the Lord is enraged against all the nations, and furious against all their host; he has devoted them to destruction, has given them over for slaughter.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For the Lord is enraged against the nations. His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, dooming them to slaughter.

Context of Isaiah 34:2

1Come 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. For the indignation of the Lord is against all nations, And His fury against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed them, He has given them over to the slaughter. 3Also their slain shall be thrown out; Their stench shall rise from their corpses, And the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4All the host of heaven shall be dissolved, And the heavens shall be rolled up like a scroll; All their host shall fall down As the leaf falls from the vine, And as fruit falling from a fig tree.

Isaiah 34:2 word by word

כִּ֣י קֶ֤צֶף לַֽיהוָה֙ עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְחֵמָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־צְבָאָ֑ם הֶחֱרִימָ֖ם נְתָנָ֥ם לַטָּֽבַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the indignationקֶ֫צֶףqetseph · wrathH7110
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• upon all nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• furyחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
• upon all their armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · armyH6635
• he hath utterly destroyedחָרַםchâram · to devote/destroyH2763
• them, he hath deliveredנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them to the slaughterטֶ֫בַחţebach · slaughterH2874

Cross-references for Isaiah 34:2

• Isaiah 24:1Behold, the Lord makes the earth empty and makes it waste, Distorts its surface And scatters abroad its inhabitants.
• Jeremiah 25:15For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me: “Take this wine cup of fury from My hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send you, to drink it.
• Joel 3:9Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
• Amos 2:1Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, Because he burned the bones of the king of Edom to lime.
• Zephaniah 3:8“Therefore wait for Me,” says the Lord, “Until the day I rise up for plunder; My determination is to gather the nations To My assembly of kingdoms, To pour on them My indignation, All My fierce anger; All the earth shall be devoured With the fire of My jealousy.
• Zechariah 14:3Then the Lord will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle.
• Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
• Revelation 6:12I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
• Revelation 14:15And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to Him who sat on the cloud, “Thrust in Your sickle and reap, for the time has come for You to reap, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 19:15Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
• Revelation 20:9They went up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city. And fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them.
• Isaiah 30:27Behold, the name of the Lord comes from afar, Burning with His anger, And His burden is heavy; His lips are full of indignation, And His tongue like a devouring fire.
• Nahum 1:2God is jealous, and the Lord avenges; The Lord avenges and is furious. The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies;

Commentaries on Isaiah 34:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For the indignation of the Lord - Yahweh is about to express his wrath against all the nations which are opposed to his people. He hath utterly destroyed them - In his purpose, or intention. The prophet represents this as so certain that it may be exhibited as already done.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2devote them to destruction: See Leviticus 27:28–29.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. utterly destroyed--rather, "doomed them to an utter curse" [Horsley]. delivered--rather, "appointed."Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 34:2

• War

In the dictionaries

• Scroll
• Seek
• Isaiah
• Obadiah, Book of
• slaughter, slaughtered

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