Isaiah 34:6

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The sword of the LORD is covered with blood from lambs and goats, together with fat from kidneys of rams. This is because the LORD will slaughter many people and make a sacrifice of them in the city of Bozrah and everywhere else in Edom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:22

The arrows of Jonathan struck, and warriors died. The sword of Saul cut the enemy apart.

1 Chronicles 1:44

After Bela's death, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king.

Psalm 137:7

Our LORD, punish the Edomites! Because the day Jerusalem fell, they shouted, “Completely destroy the city! Tear down every building!”

Isaiah 29:2

I will still make you suffer, and your people will cry when I make an altar of you.

Isaiah 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.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with clothes stained red? Who is this hero marching in his glorious uniform? “It's me, the LORD! I have won the battle, and I can save you!”

Isaiah 63:3

“I alone trampled the grapes! None of the nations helped. I trampled nations in my anger and stained my clothes with their blood.

Isaiah 65:12

Your luck will end! I will see to it that you are slaughtered with swords. You refused to answer when I called out; you paid no attention to my instructions. Instead, you did what I hated, knowing it was wrong.

Jeremiah 12:12

A destroying army marches along desert roads and attacks everywhere. They are my deadly sword; no one is safe from them.

Jeremiah 25:34

The LORD's people are his flock, and you leaders were the shepherds. But now it's your turn to be butchered like sheep. You'll shatter like fine pottery dropped on the floor. So roll on the ground, crying and mourning.

Jeremiah 46:10

But the LORD All-Powerful will win this battle and take revenge on his enemies. His sword will eat them and drink their blood until it is full. They will be killed in the north near the River Euphrates, as a sacrifice to the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:13

I, the LORD, swear in my own name that your city of Bozrah and all your towns will suffer a horrible fate. They will lie in ruins for ever, and people will use the name “Bozrah” as a curse word.

Jeremiah 49:7

The LORD All-Powerful says about Edom: Wisdom and common sense have vanished from Teman. I will send disaster to punish you descendants of Esau, so anyone from Dedan had better turn round and run back home.

Jeremiah 50:27

Kill the soldiers of Babylonia, because the time has come for them to be punished.

Jeremiah 51:40

I will lead them away to die, like sheep, lambs, and goats being led to the butcher.

Ezekiel 35:15

just as you celebrated when Israel was destroyed. Your nation of Edom will be nothing but a wasteland. Then everyone will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 35:8

Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys,

Amos 1:11

The LORD said: I will punish Edom for countless crimes, and I won't change my mind. They killed their own relatives and were so terribly furious that they showed no mercy.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent! I am the LORD God, and the time is near. I am preparing to sacrifice my people and to invite my guests.

Deuteronomy 32:14

Your flocks and herds produced milk and yoghurt, and you got choice meat from your sheep and goats that grazed in Bashan. Your wheat was the finest, and you drank the best wine.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I will take revenge on my hateful enemies. I will sharpen my sword and let it flash like lightning.