Isaiah 34:6
New International Version
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

New Living Translation
The sword of the LORD is drenched with blood and covered with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams prepared for sacrifice. Yes, the LORD will offer a sacrifice in the city of Bozrah. He will make a mighty slaughter in Edom.

English Standard Version
The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood; it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Berean Standard Bible
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Berean Literal Bible
The sword of YHWH has been full of blood, dripping with fat and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for a sacrifice is unto YHWH in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

King James Bible
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

New King James Version
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made overflowing with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

New American Standard Bible
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

NASB 1995
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

NASB 1977
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sword of Yahweh is filled with blood; It is sated with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Amplified Bible
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood [from sacrifices], It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah (Edom’s capital city) And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Berean Annotated Bible
The sword of the LORD {YHWH} is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah (sheepfold / fortress), a great slaughter in the land of Edom (red).

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD’s sword is covered with blood. It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD’s sword is covered with blood. It drips with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

American Standard Version
The sword of Jehovah is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Jehovah hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Contemporary English Version
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.

English Revised Version
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD's sword is covered with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams' kidneys. The LORD will receive a sacrifice in Bozrah, a huge slaughter in the land of Edom.

Good News Translation
His sword will be covered with their blood and fat, like the blood and fat of lambs and goats that are sacrificed. The LORD will offer this sacrifice in the city of Bozrah; he will make this a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

International Standard Version
The LORD has a sword bathed in blood; it's covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, and with fat from the kidneys of rams." "For the LORD holds a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

NET Bible
The LORD's sword is dripping with blood, it is covered with fat; it drips with the blood of young rams and goats and is covered with the fat of rams' kidneys. For the LORD is holding a sacrifice in Bozrah, a bloody slaughter in the land of Edom.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD's sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

World English Bible
Yahweh’s sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A sword [is] to YHWH—it has been full of blood, "" It has been made fat with fatness, "" With blood of lambs and male goats. With fat of kidneys of rams, "" For to YHWH [is] a sacrifice in Bozrah, "" And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Berean Literal Bible
The sword of YHWH has been full of blood, dripping with fat and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for a sacrifice is unto YHWH in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Young's Literal Translation
A sword is to Jehovah -- it hath been full of blood, It hath been made fat with fatness, With blood of lambs and he-goats. With fat of kidneys of rams, For a sacrifice is to Jehovah in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sword of Jehovah was filled with blood, it was made fat from the fat of the blood of lambs and he goats, from the fat of kidneys of rams: for a sacrifice to Jehovah in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made thick with the blood of lambs and buck goats, with the blood of rams full of marrow: for there is a victim of the Lord in Bosra and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sword of the Lord has been filled with blood. It has been thickened by the blood of lambs and he-goats, by the innermost blood of rams. For the victim of the Lord is in Bozrah, and a great slaughter is in the land of Edom.

New American Bible
The LORD has a sword sated with blood, greasy with fat, With the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of rams’ kidneys; For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD has a sword; it is sated with blood, it is gorged with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with the blood, and with the fatness of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The sword of LORD JEHOVAH is full of blood! It is anointed with blood and with the fat of fatlings and of goats, and the fat of the kidneys of rams, because of the sacrifice to LORD JEHOVAH in Butsar, and great slaughter in the land of Adum.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, It is made fat with fatness, With the blood of lambs and goats, With the fat of the kidneys of rams; For the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, And a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is glutted with fat, with the blood of goats and lambs, and with the fat of goats and rams: for the Lord has a sacrifice in Bosor, and a great slaughter in Idumea.

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Context
God's Judgments on the Nations
5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. 6The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. 7And the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.…

Cross References
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood.

Deuteronomy 32:41-42
when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. / I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

Ezekiel 21:9-10
“Son of man, prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord says: ‘A sword, a sword, sharpened and polished— / it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.

Revelation 19:13-15
He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God. / The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses. / And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.
It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats,

Ezekiel 39:17-20
And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. …

Leviticus 4:27-31
And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt. / When he becomes aware of the sin he has committed, he must bring an unblemished female goat as his offering for that sin. / He is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering. …

Leviticus 1:10-13
If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male. / He shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides. / He is to cut the animal into pieces, and the priest shall arrange them, including the head and fat, atop the burning wood that is on the altar. …
with the fat of the kidneys of rams.

Exodus 29:20-22
Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar. / And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments. / Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),

Leviticus 8:25-27
And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh. / And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh. / He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.
For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah,

Isaiah 63:1-4
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. …

Jeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

Ezekiel 35:3-9
and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. / I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD. / Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment, …

Obadiah 1:8-10
In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? / Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter. / Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.

Malachi 1:3-4
but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
Revelation 19:17-18
Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”

Jeremiah 46:10
For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

Zephaniah 1:7
Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.


Treasury of Scripture

The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

filled

Isaiah 63:3
I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

Jeremiah 49:13
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Ezekiel 21:4,5,10
Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: …

the fast

Deuteronomy 32:14
Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape.

the Lord hath

Isaiah 34:5
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Isaiah 63:1
Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Jeremiah 50:27
Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

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Isaiah 34
1. The judgments wherewith God revenges his church
11. The desolation of her enemies
16. The certainty of the prophecy












The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood.
This phrase signifies divine judgment and wrath. The imagery of a sword soaked in blood is a powerful representation of God's justice against sin and rebellion. In biblical context, the sword often symbolizes God's instrument of judgment (e.g., Deuteronomy 32:41-42). This passage reflects the seriousness of God's retribution against nations that oppose Him, emphasizing His sovereignty and righteousness.

It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats,
The mention of lambs and goats alludes to sacrificial practices in ancient Israel, where these animals were commonly used in offerings (Leviticus 1:10). The imagery of fat and blood highlights the completeness of the sacrifice, as fat was considered the best part and was offered to God (Leviticus 3:16). This phrase underscores the totality of the judgment, akin to a sacrificial offering, indicating that the judgment is both thorough and divinely ordained.

with the fat of the kidneys of rams.
The kidneys and their fat were considered the choicest parts of sacrificial animals, reserved for God (Leviticus 3:4). This detail emphasizes the richness and completeness of the sacrifice, symbolizing the totality of God's judgment. The use of sacrificial language connects this judgment to the idea of atonement, though in this context, it is the nations being judged rather than sin being atoned for.

For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah,
Bozrah was a major city in Edom, known for its fortifications and wealth. The mention of Bozrah indicates a specific target of God's judgment, highlighting Edom's historical enmity with Israel (Amos 1:11-12). The use of "sacrifice" suggests that the judgment is a divine act of justice, akin to a ritual offering, where the enemies of God are the ones being offered up.

a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Edom, descendants of Esau, often opposed Israel, leading to prophetic declarations of judgment against them (Obadiah 1:1-21). The "great slaughter" signifies a comprehensive and devastating judgment, fulfilling prophecies of Edom's downfall. This serves as a warning to all nations that oppose God's people, illustrating the ultimate triumph of divine justice. Theologically, it foreshadows the final judgment when God will decisively deal with all opposition.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The LORD
The central figure in this passage, representing divine judgment and authority.

2. Bozrah
A city in Edom, symbolizing the enemies of God and a place of divine judgment.

3. Edom
A nation descended from Esau, often representing opposition to Israel and God's people.

4. Lambs, Goats, Rams
Animals used in sacrificial rituals, symbolizing the completeness and totality of the judgment.

5. The Sword of the LORD
A metaphor for God's judgment and wrath against sin and rebellion.
Teaching Points
Divine Judgment is Certain
God's judgment is depicted as inevitable and thorough, reminding believers of the seriousness of sin and rebellion.

Symbolism of Sacrifice
The use of sacrificial animals underscores the completeness of God's judgment and the need for atonement.

God's Sovereignty Over Nations
The prophecy against Edom illustrates God's control over all nations and His ability to execute justice.

Call to Repentance
Understanding the severity of God's judgment should lead individuals and nations to repentance and seeking God's mercy.

Hope in God's Justice
For believers, the certainty of God's justice provides hope that evil will not prevail indefinitely.
Bible Study Questions and Answers
1. What is the meaning of Isaiah 34:6?

2. How does Isaiah 34:6 illustrate God's judgment against nations opposing His will?

3. What does "the LORD has a sacrifice" reveal about divine justice?

4. How can Isaiah 34:6 deepen our understanding of God's holiness and righteousness?

5. How does Isaiah 34:6 connect to Revelation's depiction of God's final judgment?

6. How should Isaiah 34:6 influence our response to God's call for repentance?

7. What does Isaiah 34:6 reveal about God's judgment and wrath?

8. How does Isaiah 34:6 fit into the context of divine justice?

9. Why is the imagery of sacrifice used in Isaiah 34:6?

10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 34?

11. What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?

12. How can Isaiah 21:11–12’s prophecy concerning Dumah be confirmed when archaeological evidence about its fate is so limited?

13. Does Isaiah 34:5-6 have any historical or archaeological evidence to support its portrayal of Edom's judgment?

14. How can Isaiah 21:11-12's prophecy concerning Dumah be confirmed when archaeological evidence about its fate is so limited?
What Does Isaiah 34:6 Mean
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood

• This opening line pictures the Lord Himself wielding the weapon of judgment—just as Deuteronomy 32:41 and Jeremiah 25:31 portray Him sharpening or lifting His sword against the nations.

• “Bathed” shows total saturation; the blade is soaked, not merely splattered, underlining that the coming retribution will be complete and literal.

Revelation 19:15 gives the same scene on a global scale when Christ returns with “a sharp sword” to strike the rebellious.

• The imagery reminds us that holiness and love are never at odds; perfect love demands perfect justice, and that justice here is blood-red and undeniable.


It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats

• Isaiah shifts to sacrificial language. Lambs and goats were the everyday offerings of Leviticus 3:6-11; now the wicked themselves become the offering.

• “Drips with fat” echoes Ezekiel 39:17-19, where the birds are called to feast on the fat and blood of fallen warriors.

• God’s judgment is pictured as a temple sacrifice, but on a cosmic scale—life for life, blood for blood.

• The volume of fat suggests abundance: none who oppose the Lord will slip through the cracks.


With the fat of the kidneys of rams

• In Leviticus 7:3-4 the fat around the kidneys was reserved exclusively for the altar; it was the choicest portion.

• Rams stand for strength and leadership (Psalm 114:4; Daniel 8:3). Their “fat” says that even the powerful will fall.

• By claiming the best parts, God declares that every rank, from commoner to commander, is accountable to Him.


For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah

• Bozrah, the capital of Edom (Amos 1:12; Jeremiah 49:13), becomes the place of God’s own sacrifice.

• What the Edomites once offered on their altars is reversed: God now offers Edom on His.

Isaiah 63:1-4 pictures the Messiah coming “from Bozrah” with garments stained by the same blood mentioned here, tying this prophecy to His personal appearance in judgment.

• The specificity of location proves the event is real, not symbolic. God sets the stage, chooses the city, and carries out the verdict.


A great slaughter in the land of Edom

• “Great slaughter” widens the lens from a single city to the whole territory, matching Obadiah 10’s promise that Edom will be “cut off forever.”

• Edom often represents all nations hostile toward God and Israel (Psalm 83:5-6). Their fate previews the worldwide Day of the LORD (Joel 3:12-14).

Revelation 14:19-20 echoes the scene when the winepress of God’s wrath is trodden and blood flows for miles.

• The point: resistance to God ends one way—absolute defeat, measured here in real blood and real loss.


summary

Isaiah 34:6 uses vivid sacrificial imagery to describe the Lord’s literal, future judgment. His sword—completely soaked—signals thorough retribution. The mention of lambs, goats, and the choicest fat shows that those judged become the offering, from the least to the greatest. Bozrah, Edom’s pride, turns into God’s altar, fulfilling multiple prophetic threads that culminate when Christ returns in glory. The verse assures believers that God’s justice is certain, comprehensive, and centered on His own holiness, while warning the rebellious that no power or place can shield them from the day His sword is unsheathed.

(6) The Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah . . .--Two cities of this name appear in history; one in the Hauran, more or less conspicuous in ecclesiastical history, and the other, of which Isaiah now speaks, in Edom. It was a strongly fortified city, and is named again and again. (Comp. Isaiah 63:1; Amos 1:12; Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 49:22.) The image both of the sword and the sacrifice appears in Jeremiah 46:10.

Verse 6. - The sword of the Lord is filled; or, glutted (Lowth). The tense is "the perfect of prophetic certainty." It is made fat with fatness. "Fed, as it were, on the fat of sacrifices" (see Leviticus 3:3, 4, 9, 10, 15; Leviticus 7:3, etc.). Lambs... goats... rams. The lesser cattle represent the lower classes of those about to be slain, while the "unicorns" and "bullocks" of ver. 7 represent the upper classes - the great men and leaders. The Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah. This Bozrah, one of the principal cities of Idumaea, is to be distinguished from "Bozrah of Moab," which was known to the Romans as "Bostra." It lay in the hilly country to the south-cast of the Dead Sea, about thirty-five miles north of Petra, and was one of the earliest settlements of the descendants of Esau, being mentioned as a well-known place in Genesis 34:33). The threats here uttered against it are repeated by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 49:13), who says that "Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; all the cities thereof [i.e. the dependent cities] shall be perpetual wastes." Bozrah is probably identified with the modern El-Busaireh, a village of about fifty houses, occupying a site in the position above indicated, amid ruins which seem to be those of a considerable city (Burckhardt, 'Syria,' p. 407; Robinson, 'Researches in Palestine,' vol. 2. pp. 570, 571).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sword
חֶ֣רֶב (ḥe·reḇ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword

of the LORD
לַיהוָ֞ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

is bathed
מָלְאָ֥ה (mā·lə·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

in blood.
דָם֙ (ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

It drips
הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה (hud·daš·nāh)
Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1878: To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes

with fat—
מֵחֵ֔לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

with the blood
מִדַּ֤ם (mid·dam)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

of lambs
כָּרִים֙ (kā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3733: A ram, a, battering-ram, a meadow, a pad, camel's saddle

and goats,
וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים (wə·‘at·tū·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6260: Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people

with the fat
מֵחֵ֖לֶב (mê·ḥê·leḇ)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

of the kidneys
כִּלְי֣וֹת (kil·yō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 3629: A kidney, the mind

of rams.
אֵילִ֑ים (’ê·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree

For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD
לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has a sacrifice
זֶ֤בַח (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

in Bozrah,
בְּבָצְרָ֔ה (bə·ḇā·ṣə·rāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1224: Bozrah -- 'fortress', a city in Edom, also one in Moab

a great
גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

slaughter
וְטֶ֥בַח (wə·ṭe·ḇaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2874: Something slaughtered, a beast, butchery

in the land
בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Edom.
אֱדֽוֹם׃ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment


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OT Prophets: Isaiah 34:6 Yahweh's sword is filled with blood (Isa Isi Is)
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