Isaiah 34

Isaiah proclaims YHWH's judgment against all nations, particularly Edom, describing a day of vengeance where mountains will overflow with blood, the heavens will be rolled up like a scroll, and the land will become a desolate wasteland inhabited only by wild animals and demonic creatures.[1][2] The chapter uses Edom as a symbolic representation of God's punishment against all nations that disobey His laws, with the imagery of sacrifice emphasizing that this judgment is payment for the penalty of sin.[2]

Interlinear Text

Verse 6 חֶ֣רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction HNcfsa לַ/יהוָ֞ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np מָלְאָ֥ה 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤄 maleah is-filled she was full HVqp3fs דָם֙ 𐤃𐤌 dam with-blood blood of HNcmsa הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה 𐤄𐤃𐤔𐤍𐤄 hudashenah is-made-fat she was made fat HVup3fs מֵ/חֵ֔לֶב 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤁 mechelev with-fat from fat HR/Ncmsa מִ/דַּ֤ם 𐤌/𐤃𐤌 midam with-blood from blood HR/Ncmsc כָּרִים֙ 𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 karim of-lambs full-grown rams HNcmpa וְ/עַתּוּדִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 veatudim and-goats and mature he-goats HC/Ncmpa מֵ/חֵ֖לֶב 𐤌/𐤇𐤋𐤁 mechelev-2 with-fat from fat HR/Ncmsc כִּלְי֣וֹת 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕 kileyot of-kidneys kidney-vessels of HNcfpc אֵילִ֑ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim of-rams rams HNcmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC זֶ֤בַח 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach a-sacrifice ritual slaughter-offering HNcmsa לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to-the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np בְּ/בָצְרָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤄 bevatserah in-Bozrah in Botsrah in Btserah HR/Np וְ/טֶ֥בַח 𐤅/𐤈𐤁𐤇 vetevach and-a-slaughter slaughter HC/Ncmsa גָּד֖וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa בְּ/אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in-the-land in land HR/Ncbsc אֱדֽוֹם 𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤌 edom of-Edom Red-One Edom HNp