Isaiah 34:6
Context| NETBible | The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood, it is covered 1 with fat; it drips 2 with the blood of young rams and goats and is covered 3 with the fat of rams’ kidneys. For the Lord is holding a sacrifice 4 in Bozrah, 5 a bloody 6 slaughter in the land of Edom. |
| XREF | De 32:14; Isa 34:5; Isa 63:1; Isa 63:3; Jer 49:13; Jer 50:27; Jer 51:40; Eze 21:4,5,10; Eze 39:17-20; Zep 1:7; Re 19:17,18 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h. 2 tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. 3 tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. 4 tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.” 5 sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene. 6 tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV). |
