Isaiah 34:5-17
The Judgment of Edom
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The wild oxen will be struck(b) down with them,
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with(c) blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
and young bulls with the mighty bulls.
Their land will be soaked with(c) blood,
and their soil will be saturated with fat.
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Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,
her soil into sulfur;(F)
her land will become burning pitch.
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12 her soil into sulfur;(F)
her land will become burning pitch.
No nobles will be left to proclaim a king,
and all her princes will come to nothing.
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14 and all her princes will come to nothing.
The desert creatures will meet hyenas,
and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the screech owl will stay there
and will find a resting place for herself.
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17 and one wild goat will call to another.
Indeed, the screech owl will stay there
and will find a resting place for herself.
He has ordained a lot for them;
His hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;(O)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
His hand allotted their portion with a measuring line.
They will possess it forever;(O)
they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
Footnotes:
a.
Isaiah 34:5: DSS read sword will appear
b.
Isaiah 34:7: Or will go
c.
Isaiah 34:7: Or will drink its fill of
d.
Isaiah 34:11: Or The pelican
e.
Isaiah 34:11: Or the hedgehog
f.
Isaiah 34:13: DSS, LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads jackals, grass
g.
Isaiah 34:15: Or The arrow snake, or The owl
h.
Isaiah 34:16: Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, DSS, Syr, Tg read His