Isaiah 34:5-6 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:6

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 Le Isaiah 3:3 , Isaiah 3:4 , Isaiah 3:9 , Isaiah 3:10 , Isaiah 3:15 ; Isaiah 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 Isaiah 34:7 represent the upper classes—the great men... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:5

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven - A sword is an instrument of vengeance, and is often so used in the Scriptures, because it was often employed in capital punishments (see the note at Isaiah 27:1). This passage bas given much perplexity to commentators, on account of the apparent want of meaning of the expression that the sword would be bathed in heaven. Lowth reads it:For my sword is made bare in the heavens;Following in this the Chaldee which reads תתגלי tı̂thgallı̂y, ‘shall be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:6

The sword of the Lord is filled with blood - The idea here is taken from the notion of sacrifice, and is, that God would devote to sacrifice, or to destruction, the inhabitants of Idumea. With reference to that, he says, that his sword, the instrument of slaughter, would be satiated with blood. “It is made fat with fatness.” The allusion here is to the sacrifices which were made for sin, in which the blood. and the fat were devoted to God as an offering (see Leviticus 7:0)With the blood of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:5-6

Isaiah 34:5-6. For my sword shall be bathed In the blood of these people; in heaven Where God dwells; in which this is said to be done, because it was there decreed and appointed. Or, it shall, as it were, be sharpened and made ready in heaven, to bathe itself on earth. It shall come down upon Idumea Upon the Edomites, who, though they were nearly related to the Israelites, yet were their implacable enemies. But these are named for all the enemies of God’s church, of whom they were an... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

34:1-35:10 MORE ABOUT JUDGMENT AND SALVATIONJerusalem’s final triumph over Assyria is followed by further pictures of God’s final judgment on the world and the blessings that will follow. (See notes on the introduction to 24:1-27:13.) God’s enemies in this section are represented by one of Israel’s most ancient enemies, Edom.Punishment of the wicked (34:1-17)God calls sinners together to hear his judgment and receive his punishment. This judgment affects people worldwide, and involves the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 34:5

of My curse: i.e. I have devoted. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:5-8

Isaiah 34:5-8. For my sword shall be bathed in heaven— The meaning of this period is, that on a certain day of judgment, which is elsewhere called the great day of the Lord's vengeance, a mighty slaughter shall be made of the hardened enemies of the church, a long time oppressed and afflicted by them, with the effusion of much blood, and the destruction of many great, noble, and powerful men. The figure is taken from the master of a family, who, preparing a great feast, and a sacrifice, finds... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:5

5. sword— ( :-). Or else, knife for sacrifice for God does not here appear as a warrior with His sword, but as one about to sacrifice victims doomed to slaughter [VITRINGA]. (Ezekiel 39:17). bathed—rather "intoxicated," namely, with anger (so Ezekiel 39:17- :). "In heaven" implies the place where God's purpose of wrath is formed in antithesis to its "coming down" in the next clause. Idumea—originally extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea; afterwards they obtained possession of the country... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:6

6. filled—glutted. The image of a sacrifice is continued. blood . . . fat—the parts especially devoted to God in a sacrifice ( :-). lambs . . . goats—sacrificial animals: the Idumeans, of all classes, doomed to slaughter, are meant (Zephaniah 1:7). Bozrah—called Bostra by the Romans, c., assigned in Zephaniah 1:7- : to Moab, so that it seems to have been at one time in the dominion of Edom, and at another in that of Moab (Isaiah 63:1 Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 49:22); it was... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 34:5

A second reason for God’s worldwide judgment is that when His sword, a symbol of His judgment (cf. Deuteronomy 32:41-43; Joshua 5:13; Judges 7:20), has done all it can do to the heavenly host, it will fall on the nations represented by Edom. That the literal destruction of Edom is not in view should be clear from two facts. Edom did not experience such a destruction as this passage presents during her history. And Edom ceased to exist as a nation long ago, so a future destruction of Edom is not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 34:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 34:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 34:1-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 34:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 34:5-8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 34:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 34:5

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