Isaiah 34
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קִרְב֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ תִּשְׁמַ֤ע הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ תֵּבֵ֖ל וְכָל צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ
approach · nations · to hear · and peoples · hear · to hear · the land · and fulness her · world · and all of · offspring her
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כִּ֣י קֶ֤צֶף לַֽיהוָה֙ עַל כָּל הַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְחֵמָ֖ה עַל כָּל צְבָאָ֑ם הֶחֱרִימָ֖ם נְתָנָ֥ם לַטָּֽבַח
that · wrath · to/for LORD · upon · all of · the nations · and wrath · upon · all of · army their · to ban them · to give them · to/for the slaughter
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וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יֻשְׁלָ֔כוּ וּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה בָאְשָׁ֑ם וְנָמַ֥סּוּ הָרִ֖ים מִדָּמָֽם
and slain their · to throw · and corpses their · to go up · stench their · and to melt · mountains · from blood their
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וְנָמַ֨קּוּ֙ כָּל צְבָ֣א הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָגֹ֥לּוּ כַסֵּ֖פֶר הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְכָל צְבָאָ֣ם יִבּ֔וֹל כִּנְבֹ֤ל עָלֶה֙ מִגֶּ֔פֶן וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶת מִתְּאֵנָֽה
and to rot · all of · army of · the heaven(s) · and to roll · like/as the book · the heaven(s) · and all of · army their · to be foolish · like/as to be foolish · leaf · from vine · and like/as being foolish · from fig
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כִּֽי רִוְּתָ֥ה בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם חַרְבִּ֑י הִנֵּה֙ עַל אֱד֣וֹם תֵּרֵ֔ד וְעַל עַ֥ם חֶרְמִ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּֽט
that · to saturate · in/at the heaven(s) · sword my · behold · upon · Edom · to go down · and upon · people of · devoted thing my · to/for judgment
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חֶ֣רֶב לַיהוָ֞ה מָלְאָ֥ה דָם֙ הֻדַּ֣שְׁנָה מֵחֵ֔לֶב מִדַּ֤ם כָּרִים֙ וְעַתּוּדִ֔ים מֵחֵ֖לֶב כִּלְי֣וֹת אֵילִ֑ים כִּ֣י זֶ֤בַח לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּבָצְרָ֔ה וְטֶ֥בַח גָּד֖וֹל בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אֱדֽוֹם
sword · to/for LORD · to fill · blood · to be fat · from fat · from blood of · howdahs · and rams · from fat of · kidneys of · rams · that · sacrifice · to/for LORD · in/at Bozrah · and slaughter · great · in/at land of · Edom
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וְיָרְד֤וּ רְאֵמִים֙ עִמָּ֔ם וּפָרִ֖ים עִם אַבִּירִ֑ים וְרִוְּתָ֤ה אַרְצָם֙ מִדָּ֔ם וַעֲפָרָ֖ם מֵחֵ֥לֶב יְדֻשָּֽׁן
and to go down · aurochs · with them · and bullocks · with · mighty · and to saturate · land their · from blood · and dust their · from fat · to be fat
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כִּ֛י י֥וֹם נָקָ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה שְׁנַ֥ת שִׁלּוּמִ֖ים לְרִ֥יב צִיּֽוֹן
that · day of · vengeance · to/for LORD · year of · rewards · to/for strife of · Zion
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9
וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּ נְחָלֶ֨יהָ֙ לְזֶ֔פֶת וַעֲפָרָ֖הּ לְגָפְרִ֑ית וְהָיְתָ֣ה אַרְצָ֔הּ לְזֶ֖פֶת בֹּעֵרָֽה
and to overturn · wadis her · to/for pitch · and dust her · to/for brimstone · and to be · land her · to/for pitch · burning
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לַ֤יְלָה וְיוֹמָם֙ לֹ֣א תִכְבֶּ֔ה לְעוֹלָ֖ם יַעֲלֶ֣ה עֲשָׁנָ֑הּ מִדּ֤וֹר לָדוֹר֙ תֶּחֱרָ֔ב לְנֵ֣צַח נְצָחִ֔ים אֵ֥ין עֹבֵ֖ר בָּֽהּ
night · and daytime · not · to quench · to/for forever · to go up · smoke her · from generation · to/for generation · to lay waste · to/for perpetuity of · perpetuity · nothing · passing over · in/at her
Septuagint runs shorter here
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וִירֵשׁ֨וּהָ֙ קָאַ֣ת וְקִפּ֔וֹד וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף וְעֹרֵ֖ב יִשְׁכְּנוּ בָ֑הּ וְנָטָ֥ה עָלֶ֛יהָ קַֽו תֹ֖הוּ וְאַבְנֵי בֹֽהוּ
and to inherit her · unclean bird · and porcupine · and owl · and raven · to dwell · in/at her · and to stretch out · upon her · line of · chaos · and stones of · emptiness
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חֹרֶ֥יהָ וְאֵֽין שָׁ֖ם מְלוּכָ֣ה יִקְרָ֑אוּ וְכָל שָׂרֶ֖יהָ יִ֥הְיוּ אָֽפֶס
nobles her · and nothing · there · kingship · to call · and all of · princes her · to be · end
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וְעָלְתָ֤ה אַרְמְנֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ סִירִ֔ים קִמּ֥וֹשׂ וָח֖וֹחַ בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָ וְהָיְתָה֙ נְוֵ֣ה תַנִּ֔ים חָצִ֖יר לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה
and to go up · citadels her · pots · thistles · and thorn · in/at fortresses her · and to be · habitation of · serpents · dwelling · to/for daughters of · owl
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וּפָגְשׁ֤וּ צִיִּים֙ אֶת אִיִּ֔ים וְשָׂעִ֖יר עַל רֵעֵ֣הוּ יִקְרָ֑א אַךְ שָׁם֙ הִרְגִּ֣יעָה לִּילִ֔ית וּמָצְאָ֥ה לָ֖הּ מָנֽוֹחַ
and to encounter · wild beasts · - · jackals · and goat · upon · friend his · to call · surely · there · to stir up · Lilith · and to find · to/for her · resting place
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שָׁ֣מָּה קִנְּנָ֤ה קִפּוֹז֙ וַתְּמַלֵּ֔ט וּבָקְעָ֖ה וְדָגְרָ֣ה בְצִלָּ֑הּ אַךְ שָׁ֛ם נִקְבְּצ֥וּ דַיּ֖וֹת אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָֽהּ
there toward · to nest · arrow snake · and to escape · and to split · and to gather · in/at shadow her · surely · there · to gather · birds of prey · woman · companion her
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דִּרְשׁ֨וּ מֵֽעַל סֵ֤פֶר יְהוָה֙ וּֽקְרָ֔אוּ אַחַ֤ת מֵהֵ֨נָּה֙ לֹ֣א נֶעְדָּ֔רָה אִשָּׁ֥ה רְעוּתָ֖הּ לֹ֣א פָקָ֑דוּ כִּֽי פִי֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔ה וְרוּח֖וֹ ה֥וּא קִבְּצָֽן
seek · from upon · book of · LORD · and call · one · from these · not · to help · woman · companion her · not · to visit · that · mouth my · he · to command · and spirit his · he · to gather
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וְהֽוּא הִפִּ֤יל לָהֶן֙ גּוֹרָ֔ל וְיָד֛וֹ חִלְּקַ֥תָּה לָהֶ֖ם בַּקָּ֑ו עַד עוֹלָם֙ יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָ לְד֥וֹר וָד֖וֹר יִשְׁכְּנוּ בָֽהּ
and he · to fall · to/for them · lot · and hand his · to divide her · to/for them · in/at the line · until · forever · to inherit her · to/for generation · and generation · to dwell · in/at her
About this chapter
- 17 Verses
- 220 Hebrew words
- 143 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 34:10. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Isaiah 34 contains 17 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Isaiah, or return to the book of Isaiah for the full chapter list.