Isaiah 34:5 — After the sword of the Lord
has done what it wants
to the skies above,
it will… — CEV | maBible
Read Isaiah 34:5 (Contemporary English Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Isaiah 34.5, Isaiah 34v5, Es. 34:5. After the sword of the Lord
has done what it wants
to the skies above,
it will come down on Edom,
the nation that the Lord
has doomed for destruction.
Other reference formats: Isaiah 34.5, Isaiah 34v5, Es. 34:5.
5 After the sword of the Lord
has done what it wants
to the skies above,
it will come down on Edom,
the nation that the Lord
has doomed for destruction.
Passage themes
L'épée de l'Éternel — mon épée
Le jugement d'Édom — La voici qui descend pour frapper Edom
Un peuple maudit — ce peuple que… j'ai voué à la destruction définitive
Rassasiée de sang — mon épée s'est enivrée
La graisse des victimes — s'est enivrée dans le ciel
Le sacrifice de l'Éternel — pour respecter le droit
Notes and references
34.5-17 Is 63.1-6; Jr 49.7-22; Ez 25.12-14; 35.1-15; Am 1.11,12; Ob 1-14; Ml 1.2-5.
has done … above: The Standard Hebrew Text; the Dead Sea Scrolls “appears in the skies above.”