⁶^*His sword will be covered with their blood and fat, like the blood and fat of lambs and goats that are sacrificed. The Lord will offer this sacrifice in the city of Bozrah; he will make this a great slaughter in the land of Edom. ⁷^*The people will fall like wild oxen and young bulls, and the earth will be red with blood and covered with fat. ⁸^*This is the time when the Lord will rescue Zion and take vengeance on her enemies.

⁹^*The rivers of Edom will turn into tar, and the soil will turn into sulphur. The whole country will burn like tar. ¹⁰^*It will burn day and night, and smoke will rise from it for ever. The land will lie waste age after age, and no one will ever travel through it again.

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Cross references

*34.5–17: Ez 25:12–14; 35:1–15; Am 1:11, 12; Ob 1–14; Ml 1:2–5
*34.5–17: Ez 25:12–14; 35:1–15; Am 1:11, 12; Ob 1–14; Ml 1:2–5
*34.5–17: Ez 25:12–14; 35:1–15; Am 1:11, 12; Ob 1–14; Ml 1:2–5
*34.5–17: Ez 25:12–14; 35:1–15; Am 1:11, 12; Ob 1–14; Ml 1:2–5
*34.5–17: Ez 25:12–14; 35:1–15; Am 1:11, 12; Ob 1–14; Ml 1:2–5 34.10: Rev 14:11; 19:3

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord has a sword; it is sated with blood;

it is gorged 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,

a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Wild oxen shall fall with them,

and young steers with the mighty bulls.

Their land shall drink its fill of blood,

and their soil shall be gorged with fat.

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,

a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch,

and her soil into sulfur;

her land shall become burning pitch.

Night and day it shall not be quenched;

its smoke shall go up forever.

From generation to generation it shall lie waste;

none shall pass through it forever and ever.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood,

it is covered with fat—

the blood of lambs and goats,

fat from the kidneys of rams.

For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah

and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

And the wild oxen will fall with them,

the bull calves and the great bulls.

Their land will be drenched with blood,

and the dust will be soaked with fat.

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,

a year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.

Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,

her dust into burning sulfur;

her land will become blazing pitch!

It will not be quenched night or day;

its smoke will rise forever.

From generation to generation it will lie desolate;

no one will ever pass through it again.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord’s sword is covered with blood.

It drips 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,

a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

The wild oxen will be struck down with them,

and young bulls with the mighty bulls.

Their land will be soaked with blood,

and their soil will be saturated with fat.

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,

a time of paying back Edom

for its hostility against Zion.

Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,

her soil into sulfur;

her land will become burning pitch.

It will never go out—day or night.

Its smoke will go up forever.

It will be desolate, from generation to generation;

no one will pass through it forever and ever.

NLTNew Living Translation

The sword of the Lord is drenched with blood

and covered with fat—

with the blood of lambs and goats,

with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice.

Yes, the Lord will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah.

He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.

Even men as strong as wild oxen will die—

the young men alongside the veterans.

The land will be soaked with blood

and the soil enriched with fat.

For it is the day of the Lord’s revenge,

the year when Edom will be paid back for all it did to Israel.

The streams of Edom will be filled with burning pitch,

and the ground will be covered with fire.

This judgment on Edom will never end;

the smoke of its burning will rise forever.

The land will lie deserted from generation to generation.

No one will live there anymore.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh has a sword;

it is full of blood.

It is covered with fat,

with the blood of lambs and goats,

with the fat of the kidneys of rams,

for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah

and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

And wild oxen shall go down with them,

and steers with strong bulls.

And their land shall be drenched with blood,

and their soil shall be fattened with fat.

For Yahweh has a day of vengeance,

a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.

And its streams shall be changed to pitch and its soil to sulfur,

and its land shall become like burning pitch.

Night and day it shall not be quenched;

its smoke shall go up forever.

From generation to generation it shall be in ruins;

forever and ever there will be no one who passes through her.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sword of the Lord is filled with blood,

It is made fat with fatness,

And with the blood of lambs and goats,

With the fat of the kidneys of rams:

For the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah,

And a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

And the unicorns shall come down with them,

And the bullocks with the bulls;

And their land shall be soaked with blood,

And their dust made fat with fatness.

For it is the day of the Lord’s vengeance,

And the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.

And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch,

And the dust thereof into brimstone,

And the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

It shall not be quenched night nor day;

The smoke thereof shall go up for ever:

From generation to generation it shall lie waste;

None shall pass through it for ever and ever.

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