ISA 34:5 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Ἐμεθύσθη ἡ μάχαιρὰ μου ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ· ἰδοὺ ἐπὶ τὴν Ἰδουμαίαν καταβήσεται, καὶ ἐπὶ τὸν λαὸν τῆς ἀπωλείας μετὰ κρίσεως.
(Emethusthaʸ haʸ maⱪaira mou en tōi ouranōi; idou epi taʸn Idoumaian katabaʸsetai, kai epi ton laon taʸs apōleias meta kriseōs. )

BrTr My sword has been made drunk in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and with judgment upon the people doomed to destruction.

ULT ⇔ For my sword will have drunk its fill in heaven;
⇔ behold, on Edom it descends
⇔ and on the people set apart for judgment.

UST When Yahweh has finished his work of destroying objects in the sky,
⇔ he will punish the people of Edom,
⇔ the people group that he has said must be destroyed.

BSB ⇔ When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens,
⇔ then it will come down upon Edom,
⇔ upon the people I have devoted to destruction.

OEB For already drunk with his wrath
⇔ is the sword of the Lord in heaven.
⇔ See! Down it descends upon Edom
⇔ in doom on that people accursed.

WEBBE For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky.
⇔ Behold, it will come down on Edom,
⇔ and on the people of my curse, for judgement.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He says, “Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers.
⇔ Look, it now descends on Edom,
⇔ on the people I will annihilate in judgment.”

LSV For My sword was soaked in the heavens,
Behold, it comes down on Edom,
On the people of My curse for judgment.

FBV After my sword has finished what it has to do[fn] in the heavens, it will come down on Edom, on the people I have doomed for destruction.

34:5 “After my sword has finished what it has to do in the heavens”: the Dead Sea Scrolls have “My sword will appear in the sky.”

T4T When Yahweh has finished his work of destroying objects in the sky,
⇔ he will punish the people of Edom,
⇔ that people-group that he has said must be destroyed/exterminated.

LEB • When my sword is drenched in the heavens,look! It will descend upon Edom, • and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.

BBE For my sword in heaven is full of wrath: see, it is coming down on Edom, in punishment on the people of my curse.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS For My sword hath drunk its fill in heaven; behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of My ban, to judgment.

ASV For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

DRA For my sword is inebriated in heaven: behold it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my slaughter unto judgment.

YLT For soaked in the heavens was My sword, Lo, on Edom it cometh down, On the people of My curse for judgment.

Drby For my sword is bathed in the heavens; behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, to judgment.

RV For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

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

KJB-1769 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
(For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgement. )

KJB-1611 For my sword shall bee bathed in heauen: beholde, it shall come downe vpon Idumea, and vpon the people of my curse to iudgement.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For my sworde shalbe bathed in heauen, and shall immediatly come downe to iudgement vpon Idumea, and vpon the people which I haue cursed.
(For my sword shall be bathed in heaven, and shall immediately come down to judgement upon Idumea, and upon the people which I have cursed.)

Gnva For my sword shalbe drunken in the heauen: beholde, it shall come downe vpon Edom, euen vpon the people of my curse to iudgement.
(For my sword shall be drunkn in the heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, even upon the people of my curse to judgement. )

Cvdl For my swearde (saieth he) shalbe bathed in heauen, & shal immediatly come downe vpon Idumea, and vpon the people which I haue cursed for my vengeaunce.
(For my swearde (saieth he) shall be bathed in heaven, and shall immediately come down upon Idumea, and upon the people which I have cursed for my vengeaunce.)

Wycl For my swerd is fillid in heuene; lo! it schal come doun on Ydumee, and on the puple of my sleyng, to doom.
(For my sword is filled in heaven; lo! it shall come down on Idumee, and on the people of my sleyng, to doom.)

Luth Denn mein Schwert ist trunken im Himmel; und siehe, es wird herniederfahren auf Edom und über das verbannte Volk zur Strafe.
(Because my sword is drink in_the heaven; and look, it becomes herniederfahren on Edom and above the verbannte people to Strafe.)

ClVg Quoniam inebriatus est in cælo gladius meus; ecce super Idumæam descendet, et super populum interfectionis meæ, ad judicium.
(Quoniam inebriatus it_is in cælo gladius meus; behold over Idumæam descendet, and over the_people killedonis meæ, to yudicium. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) when my sword will have drunk its fill in heaven

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when drunk_~_fill in=the_heavens sword,my see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼEdōm descend and,upon people devoted_to_destruction,I for,judgment )

Yahweh describes himself as a warrior bearing a sword. The phrase “drunk its fill” speaks of Yahweh’s sword as if it were a person who has eaten and become satisfied. Yahweh uses this imagery to emphasize that there will be a lot of destruction in heaven and to state its completion. Alternate translation: “when I am finished destroying things in heaven” (See also: figs-personification)

(Occurrence 0) look

This word is used here to draw the listener’s attention and to have them imagine the things being said. Alternate translation: “listen” or “and then”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) it will now come down on Edom, on the people I am setting apart for destruction

The word “it” refers to Yahweh’s sword. This continues the metaphor about Yahweh destroying things with a sword. Alternate translation: “I will come to punish the people of Edom, the people whom I have set aside for me to destroy”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) on Edom

Edom refers to the people who live there. Alternate translation: “on the people of Edom”

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