Isaiah 34:6

New Century Version

The Lord’s sword will be covered with blood; it will be covered with fat, with the blood from lambs and goats, with the fat from the kidneys of sheep. This is because the Lord decided there will be a sacrifice in Bozrah and much killing in Edom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:22

Jonathan’s bow did not fail to kill many soldiers. Saul’s sword did not fail to wound many strong men.

1 Chronicles 1:44

When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah became king. He was from Bozrah.

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!”

Isaiah 29:2

I will attack Jerusalem, and that city will be filled with sadness and crying. It will be like an altar to me.

Isaiah 34:5

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.

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 63:3

The Lord answers, “I have walked in the winepress alone, and no one among the nations helped me. I was angry and walked on the nations and crushed them because of my anger. Blood splashed on my clothes, and I stained all my clothing.

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 12:12

Many soldiers have marched over those barren hills. The Lord is using the armies to punish that land from one end to the other. No one is safe.

Jeremiah 25:34

Cry, you leaders! Cry out loud! Roll around in the dust, leaders of the people! It is now time for you to be killed. You will fall and be scattered, like pieces of a broken jar.

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 49:13

The Lord says, “I swear by my own name that the city of Bozrah will become a pile of ruins! People will be shocked by what happened there. They will insult that city and speak evil of it. And all the towns around it will become ruins forever.”

Jeremiah 49:7

This message is to Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Is there no more wisdom in the town of Teman? Can the wise men of Edom no longer give good advice? Have they lost their wisdom?

Jeremiah 50:27

Kill all the young men in Babylon; let them be killed like animals. How terrible it will be for them, because the time has come for their defeat; it is time for them to be punished.

Jeremiah 51:40

“I will take the people of Babylon to be killed. They will be like lambs, like sheep and goats waiting to be killed.

Ezekiel 21:10

It is made sharp for the killing. It is polished to flash like lightning. “ ‘You are not happy about this horrible punishment by the sword. But my son Judah, you did not change when you were only beaten with a rod.

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.

Amos 1:11

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.

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.

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.

Deuteronomy 32:41

I will sharpen my flashing sword, and I will take it in my hand to judge. I will punish my enemies and pay back those who hate me.