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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Isaiah 34:2

1Come here and listen, O nations of the earth. Let the world and everything in it hear my words. For the Lord is enraged against the nations. His fury is against all their armies. He will completely destroy them, dooming them to slaughter. 3Their dead will be left unburied, and the stench of rotting bodies will fill the land. The mountains will flow with their blood. 4The heavens above will melt away and disappear like a rolled-up scroll. The stars will fall from the sky like withered leaves from a grapevine, or shriveled figs 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 24:1Look! The Lord is about to destroy the earth and make it a vast wasteland. He devastates the surface of the earth and scatters the people.
• Jeremiah 25:15This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.
• Joel 3:9Say to the nations far and wide: “Get ready for war! Call out your best warriors. Let all your fighting men advance for the attack.
• Amos 1:1This message was given to Amos, a shepherd from the town of Tekoa in Judah. He received this message in visions two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, was king of Israel.
• Amos 2:1This is what the Lord says: “The people of Moab have sinned again and again, and I will not let them go unpunished! They desecrated the bones of Edom’s king, burning them to ashes.
• Zephaniah 3:8Therefore, be patient,” says the Lord. “Soon I will stand and accuse these evil nations. For I have decided to gather the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy.
• Zechariah 14:3Then the Lord will go out to fight against those nations, as he has fought in times past.
• Romans 1:18But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
• Revelation 6:12I watched as the Lamb broke the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became as dark as black cloth, and the moon became as red as blood.
• Revelation 14:15Then another angel came from the Temple and shouted to the one sitting on the cloud, “Swing the sickle, for the time of harvest has come; the crop on earth is ripe.”
• Revelation 19:15From his mouth came a sharp sword to strike down the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod. He will release the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty, like juice flowing from a winepress.
• Revelation 20:9And I saw them as they went up on the broad plain of the earth and surrounded God’s people and the beloved city. But fire from heaven came down on the attacking armies and consumed them.
• Isaiah 30:27Look! The Lord is coming from far away, burning with anger, surrounded by thick, rising smoke. His lips are filled with fury; his words consume like fire.
• Nahum 1:2The Lord is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and rage. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and continues to rage against 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