Isaiah 34:5

New International Reader's Version

The sword of the Lord will finish its deadly work in the sky. Then it will come down to strike Edom. He will totally destroy that nation.

Cross References

Psalm 137:7

Lord, remember what the people of Edom did on the day Jerusalem fell. “Tear it down!” they cried. “Tear it down to the ground!”

Psalm 17:13

Lord, rise up. Oppose them and bring them down. With your sword, save me from those evil people.

Isaiah 21:11

Here is a prophecy against Edom that the Lord gave me. Someone is calling out to me from the land of Seir. He says, “Guard, when will the night be over? Guard, how soon will it end?”

Isaiah 24:6

So the Lord will send a curse on the earth. Its people will pay for what they’ve done. They will be burned up. Very few of them will be left.

Isaiah 43:28

So I put the high officials of your temple to shame. I let Jacob’s family be totally destroyed. And I let people make fun of Israel.

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this man coming from the city of Bozrah in Edom? His clothes are stained bright red. Who is he? He is dressed up in all his glory. He is marching toward us with great strength. The Lord answers, “It is I. I have won the battle. I am mighty. I have saved my people.”

Isaiah 65:12

So I will make it your fate to be killed by swords. All of you will die in the battle. That’s because I called out to you, but you did not answer me. I spoke to you, but you did not listen. You did what is evil in my sight. You chose to do what does not please me.”

Jeremiah 46:10

But that day belongs to me. I am the Lord who rules over all. It is a day for me to pay back my enemies. My sword will eat until it is satisfied. It will drink until it is not thirsty for blood anymore. I am the Lord. I am the Lord who rules over all. I will offer a sacrifice. I will offer it in the land of the north by the Euphrates River.

Jeremiah 47:6

“ ‘Sword of the Lord!’ you cry out. ‘How long will it be until you rest? Return to the place you came from. Stop killing us! Be still!’

Ezekiel 32:29

“Edom is also there. So are its kings and all its princes. In spite of their power, they lie down with those who were killed by swords. They lie down with those who had not been circumcised. They are there with others who went down into the grave.

Ezekiel 35:1

A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,

Ezekiel 35:15

You were happy when the land of Israel became empty. So I will treat you in the same way. Mount Seir, you will be empty. So will the whole land of Edom. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

Ezekiel 35:8

I will fill your mountains with dead bodies. Some of those who are killed by swords will fall down dead on your hills. Others will die in your valleys and in all your canyons.

Ezekiel 36:5

So the Lord and King says, “I am very angry with those nations. I have spoken against them and the whole land of Edom. They were very happy when they took over my land. Deep down inside them, they hated Israel. They wanted to take its grasslands.

Zephaniah 1:7

Be silent in front of him. He is the Lord and King. The day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice. He has set apart for himself the people he has invited.

Zephaniah 2:12

The Lord says, “People of Cush, you too will die by my sword.”

Malachi 1:4

Edom might say, “We have been crushed. But we’ll rebuild our cities.” The Lord who rules over all says, “They might rebuild their cities. But I will destroy them. They will be called the Evil Land. My anger will always remain on them.

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘You are cursed! Go away from me into the fire that burns forever. It has been prepared for the devil and his angels.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let a curse be on that person! Come, Lord!

Galatians 3:10

All who depend on obeying the law are under a curse. It is written, “May everyone who doesn’t continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law be under God’s curse.” (Deuteronomy 27:26)

Deuteronomy 32:14

He gave them butter and milk from the herds and flocks. He fed them the fattest lambs and goats. He gave them the best of Bashan’s rams. He fed them the finest wheat. They drank the bubbling red juice of grapes.

2 Peter 2:14

They stare at women who are not their wives. They want to sleep with them. They never stop sinning. They trap those who are not firm in their faith. They have mastered the art of getting what they want. God has placed them under his judgment.

Revelation 1:16

He held seven stars in his right hand. Coming out of his mouth was a sharp sword with two edges. His face was like the sun shining in all its brightness.