So God said to Noah, “All people have filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
Isaiah 34:1 - Easy To Read Version All you nations, come near and listen! All you people should listen closely. The earth and all the people on the earth should listen to these things. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition COME NEAR, you nations, to hear; and hearken, you peoples! Let the earth hear, and all that is in it; the world, and all things that come forth from it. American Standard Version (1901) Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye peoples: let the earth hear, and the fulness thereof; the world, and all things that come forth from it. Common English Bible Draw near, you nations, to hear; and listen, you peoples. Hear, earth and all who fill it, world and all its offspring. Catholic Public Domain Version O nations and peoples: draw near, and listen, and pay attention! Let the earth and its fullness hear, the entire world and all its offspring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version COME near, ye Gentiles, and hear: and hearken, ye people. Let the earth hear, and all that is therein, the world, and every thing that cometh forth of it. |
So God said to Noah, “All people have filled the earth with anger and violence. So I will destroy all living things. I will remove them from the earth.
The earth and everything on it\par belong to the Lord.\par The world and all its people\par belong to him.\par
The Lord, the God of gods has spoken.\par He calls to all the people on earth,\par from the rising to the setting sun.\par
Announce to the nations\par that the Lord is King!\par So the world will not be destroyed.\par The Lord will rule the people fairly.\par
\{Warn those people that something bad will happen to them.\} All the people in the world will see this thing happen to that nation. People will see this thing clearly like a flag raised on a mountain. All the people living on earth will hear about the thing that happens to these tall people. They will hear it clearly like the noise from a horn before a battle.
“You people in faraway lands, hear about the things I have done. You people that are near me, learn about my power.”
The Lord says,\par “Faraway countries, be quiet\par and come to me!\par Nations be brave. {\cf2\super [375]} \par Come to me and speak.\par We will meet together,\par and we will decide who is right.\par
All people and all nations should also be gathered together. Maybe \{one of their false gods\} wants to tell about what happened in the beginning. They should bring their witnesses. The witnesses should speak the truth. This will show they are right.”
Come here and listen to me!\par I was there when Babylon began\par as a nation.\par And from the beginning, I spoke clearly,\par so that people could know what I said.”\par
All you people in faraway places,\par listen to me!\par Listen all of you people living on earth!\par The Lord called me to serve him\par before I was born.\par The Lord called my name\par while I was still in my mother’s body.\par
Who is this coming from Edom? {\cf2\super [457]} \par He comes from Bozrah. {\cf2\super [458]} \par And his clothes are stained bright red.\par He is glorious in his clothes.\par He is walking tall with his great power.\par He says,\par “I have the power to save you.\par And I speak the truth.”\par
Land, land, land of Judah!\par Listen to the message of the Lord!\par
The Lord my Master says these things, “\{At that time, people will remember\} that I spoke about you in the past. They will remember that I used my servants the prophets of Israel. They will remember that the prophets of Israel spoke for me in the past and said that I would bring you to fight against them.”
\{You can eat it\}, “because the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.” {\cf2\super [76]}
So, I am warning you now. Heaven and earth are my witnesses! If you do that evil thing, then you will quickly be destroyed! You are crossing the Jordan River now to take that land. But if you make any idols, then you will not live there very long. No, you will be completely destroyed!
“Every person that hears these things should listen to what the Spirit {\cf2\super [14]} says to the churches. To the person that wins the victory I will give the right to eat \{the fruit\} from the tree of life. This tree is in the garden of God.
Listen, kings. Pay attention, rulers. I will sing. I myself will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, to the God of the people of Israel.
May all your enemies die like this, Lord! And may all the people who love you be strong like the rising sun!