Isaiah 34:5

For My cherev shall be satiated in Shomayim; hinei, 1 it shall come down upon Edom, 1 and shall descend on the Am (people) of My Cherem (ban of destruction) in mishpat. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4And kol Tz'va HaShomayim (all the host of heaven) shall be dissolved, 1 and the Shomayim shall be rolled up like a sefer; 1 and all their tz'va shall fall, 1 like the aleh (leaf) falleth from the gefen, 1 like that falling from the te'enah (fig tree). 1

6The Cherev Hashem (Sword of Hashem ) is filled with dahm, 1 it is gorged with chelev, 1 and with the dahm of lambs and goats, 1 with the chelev of the kidneys of rams; 1 for Hashem hath a zevach in Botzrah, 1 and a tevach gadol in Eretz Edom. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 27:15Arur (cursed) be the ish that maketh any pesel (graven image) or massekhah (molten image), a to'evah (abomination) unto Hashem, the work of the hands of the charash (craftsman), and sets it up in a secret place. And kol HaAm shall answer and say, Omein.

Deuteronomy 32:14Butter of cattle, and cholov tzon, 1 with fat of lambs, 1 and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, 1 with chittah (wheat) as fat as kidneys; 1 and thou didst drink the pure dahm of the grape. 1

Psalms 17:13Arise, Hashem, confront him, cast him down; 1 deliver my nefesh from the resha with Thy cherev; 1

Isaiah 21:11The massa (burden) of Dumah: + 21:11 Edom 1 One calleth to me out of Se'ir, + 21:11 Edom 1 Shomer (watchman), what of the lailah? 1 Shomer, what of the lailah? 1

Isaiah 63:1Who is this that cometh from Edom, 1 with crimson begadim (garments) from Botzrah? 1 This that is glorious in His apparel, 1 striding in the greatness of His ko'ach? 1 It is I, speaking in tzedakah, 1 mighty to save. 1

Jeremiah 47:6O thou cherev Hashem, 1 how long will it be until thou be quiet? 1 Put up thyself into thy scabbard, 1 rest, and be still. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 34:2-9

Threatenings against God's Enemies. ( b. c. 720.) 1 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. 2 For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. 3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all… Read the whole commentary →

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