Isaiah 34:5

New Century Version

The Lord’s sword in the sky is covered with blood. It will cut through Edom and destroy those people as an offering to the Lord.

Cross References

Psalm 137:7

Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundations!”

Psalm 17:13

Lord, rise up, face the enemy, and throw them down. Save me from the wicked with your sword.

Isaiah 21:11

This is a message about Dumah: Someone calls to me from Edom, “Watchman, how much of the night is left? Watchman, how much longer will it be night?”

Isaiah 24:6

So a curse will destroy the earth. The people of the world are guilty, so they will be burned up; only a few will be left.

Isaiah 43:28

So I will make your holy rulers unholy. I will bring destruction on the people of Jacob, and I will let Israel be insulted.”

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this coming from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, dressed in red? Who is this dressed in fine clothes and marching forward with his great power? He says, “I, the Lord, speak what is right. I have the power to save you.”

Isaiah 65:12

I decide your fate, and I will punish you with my sword. You will all be killed, because I called you, but you refused to answer. I spoke to you, but you wouldn’t listen. You did the things I said were evil and chose to do things that displease me.”

Jeremiah 46:10

“But that day belongs to the Lord God All-Powerful. At that time he will give those people the punishment they deserve. The sword will kill until it is finished, until it satisfies its thirst for their blood. The Lord God All-Powerful will offer a sacrifice in the land of the north, by the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 47:6

“You cry, ‘Sword of the Lord, how long will you keep fighting? Return to your holder. Stop and be still.’

Ezekiel 32:29

“Edom is there also, with its kings and all its leaders. They were mighty, but now they lie in death with those killed in war, with those who are unclean, with those who have gone down to the place of the dead.

Ezekiel 35:1

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Ezekiel 35:15

You were happy when the land of Israel was ruined, but I will do the same thing to you. Mount Seir and all Edom, you will become an empty ruin. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

Ezekiel 35:8

I will fill its mountains with those who are killed. Those killed in war will fall on your hills, in your valleys, and in all your ravines.

Ezekiel 36:5

This is what the Lord God says: I speak in hot anger against the other nations. I speak against the people of Edom, who took my land for themselves with joy and with hate in their hearts. They forced out the people and took their pastureland.’

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent before the Lord God, because the Lord’s day for judging people is coming soon. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; he has made holy his invited guests.

Zephaniah 2:12

“You Cushites also will be killed by my sword.”

Malachi 1:4

The people of Edom might say, “We were destroyed, but we will go back and rebuild the ruins.” But the Lord All-Powerful says, “If they rebuild them, I will destroy them. People will say, ‘Edom is a wicked country. The Lord is always angry with the Edomites.’

Matthew 25:41

“Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Go away from me. You will be punished. Go into the fire that burns forever that was prepared for the devil and his angels.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be separated from God—lost forever! Come, O Lord!

Galatians 3:10

But those who depend on following the law to make them right are under a curse, because the Scriptures say, “Anyone will be cursed who does not always obey what is written in the Book of the Law.”

Deuteronomy 32:14

There were milk curds from the cows and milk from the flock; there were fat sheep and goats. There were sheep and goats from Bashan and the best of the wheat. You drank the juice of grapes.

2 Peter 2:14

Every time they look at a woman they want her, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into the trap of sin, and they have taught their hearts to be greedy. God will punish them!

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp double-edged sword came out of his mouth. He looked like the sun shining at its brightest time.