And (A)all the heavenly [a]lights will [b]wear away,
And the (B)sky will be rolled up like a scroll;
All its [c]lights will also wither away
As a leaf withers from the vine,
Or as one withers from the fig tree.
For (C)My sword has drunk its fill in heaven;
Behold it shall descend for judgment upon (D)Edom,
And upon the people whom I have (E)designated for destruction.
The sword of the Lord is filled 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 (F)Bozrah,
And a great slaughter in the land of (G)Edom.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.
  2. Isaiah 34:4 Lit rot
  3. Isaiah 34:4 Lit host; i.e., sun, stars, etc.

All the stars in the sky will be dissolved(A)
    and the heavens rolled up(B) like a scroll;
all the starry host will fall(C)
    like withered(D) leaves from the vine,
    like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

My sword(E) has drunk its fill in the heavens;
    see, it descends in judgment on Edom,(F)
    the people I have totally destroyed.(G)
The sword(H) 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(I) in Bozrah(J)
    and a great slaughter(K) in the land of Edom.

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