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Isaiah 34:6

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34:6The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,

it is covered10 with fat;

it drips11 with the blood of young rams and goats

and is covered12 with the fat of rams’ kidneys.

For the Lord is holding a sacrifice13 in Bozrah,14

a bloody15 slaughter in the land of Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. 10 The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See §54.h.
  2. 11 The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  3. 12 The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
  4. 13 Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”
  5. 14 The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.
  6. 15 Heb “great” (so , , , , ).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.