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Isaiah 34:6

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
חֶ֣רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
לַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068 →
מָלְאָ֥הmal.'Ahit is fullH4390 →
דָם֙dambloodH1818 →
הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahit has fattened itselfH1878 →
מֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levfrom fatH2459 →
מִדַּ֤םmi.Damfrom [the] blood ofH1818 →
כָּרִים֙ka.RimlambsH3733 →
וְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.Dimand goatsH6260 →
מֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levfrom [the] fat ofH2459 →
כִּלְי֣וֹתkil.Yot[the] kidneys ofH3629 →
אֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimramsH352 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
זֶ֤בַחZe.vacha sacrificeH2077 →
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068 →
בְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.Rahin BozrahH1224 →
וְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachand a slaughterH2874 →
גָּד֖וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
בְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776 →
אֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomEdomH123 →

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Ezekiel 39:17And 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.Isaiah 63:1Who 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.”1 Chronicles 1:44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.Jeremiah 49:13For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”Jeremiah 12:12Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.Jeremiah 51:40I will bring them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats.Ezekiel 39:17–20And 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.Deuteronomy 32:14with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.Isaiah 34:5When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.Ezekiel 21:4–5Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.Zephaniah 1:7Be 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.Isaiah 63:3“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 50:27Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come—the time of their punishment.Revelation 19:17–18Then 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,2 Kings 23:20On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.Genesis 36:33When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.Isaiah 29:2And I will constrain Ariel, and there will be mourning and lamentation; she will be like an altar hearth before Me.Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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