Isaiah 34:1
in Isaiah 34Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.
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ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Isaiah 34
Commentary
9 notes on this verseHe addresses the Edomites who would haughtily despise these judgments, and therefore he calls heaven and earth to bear witness against them; for he dedares that the judgment will be so visible and striking, that not only all the nations but even the dumb creatures shall behold it.
This site's exposition
Come near, O nations, to listen
on Isaiah 34:1-4
The chapter opens beyond Edom with a summons to the whole world: Come near, O nations, to listen. The LORD is angry with all the nations, and the skies will be rolled up like a scroll. Revelation 6:14 uses the same image at the sixth seal.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 34, Verse 1, etc.) Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you peoples! Let the earth and all that fills it hear, the world and all that springs from it. For the Lord's indignation is against all the nations, and His fury is against all their armies; He has utterly destroyed them and given them over to slaughter. Their slain will be thrown out, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will be drenched with their blood.
The Medieval Church1 voice
734. Come near, you Gentiles. In this part, he threatens those who were assistants to the Assyrians, and first, he threatens all of them together; second, he threatens the Idumeans in particular, where it says, behold it shall come down upon Idumea (Isa 34:5). Concerning …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
1 ) and ought to hearken to its Maker and Master. The world must hear, and all things that come forth of it, the children of men, that are of the earth earthy, come out of it, and must return to it; or the inanimate products of the earth are called to, as more likely to hearken than sinners, whose hearts are hardened against the calls of God.
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The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
All creation is summoned to hear God's judgments (Eze 6:3; Mic 6:1, 2), for they set forth His glory, which is the end of creation (Re 15:3; 4:11). that come forth of it--answering to "all that is therein"; or Hebrew, "all whatever fills it," Margin.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Hearken “Attend unto me” - A MS. adds in this line the word אלי ali, unto me, after לאמים leummim; which seems to be genuine.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Come near, ye nations, to hear - That is, to hear of the judgments which God was about to execute, and the great purposes which he was about to accomplish.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קִרְב֤וּ | kirvu | draw near | H7126 → | 280 times |
| גוֹיִם֙ | goyim | O nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ | lishmoa' | to hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים | uleumim | and O peoples | H3816 → | 31 times |
| הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ | hakshivu | pay attention | H7181 → | 46 times |
| תִּשְׁמַ֤ע | tishma' | let it hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ | umeloah | and what fills it | H4393 → | 38 times |
| תֵּבֵ֖ל | tevel | [the] world | H8398 → | 36 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃ | tzeetzaeiha | produce<s> its | H6631 → | 11 times |
קִרְב֤וּdraw near
kirvuH7126 →280 times
גוֹיִם֙O nations
goyimH1471 →561 times
לִשְׁמֹ֔עַto hear
lishmoa'H8085 →1159 times
וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםand O peoples
uleumimH3816 →31 times
הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּpay attention
hakshivuH7181 →46 times
תִּשְׁמַ֤עlet it hear
tishma'H8085 →1159 times
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וּמְלֹאָ֔הּand what fills it
umeloahH4393 →38 times
תֵּבֵ֖ל[the] world
tevelH8398 →36 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃produce<s> its
tzeetzaeihaH6631 →11 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 10:26for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
it leads to
- Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- Psalms 24:1
Through
Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,
- Micah 1:2
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
- Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it,…
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Through
Isaiah 41:1“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.
it leads to
- Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Habakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Zechariah 2:13
Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
- Isaiah 1:18
Where this verse is studied
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About Isaiah

This page draws on 10 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Book of Isaiah; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Isaiah; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Isaiah.
