📖 Isaiah — Chapter 34 (KJV)
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Isaiah 34:1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: Rlet the earth hear, and Tall that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
Isaiah 34:2 For Rthe indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Isaiah 34:3 Their Rslain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
Isaiah 34:4 And Rall the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Isaiah 34:5 For Rmy sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the LORD is Rfilled 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.
Isaiah 34:7 And the RTunicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be Tsoaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
Isaiah 34:8 For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance, Rand the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
Isaiah 34:9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Isaiah 34:10 It Rshall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.
Isaiah 34:11 But the RTcormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Isaiah 34:12 They shall Rcall the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her princes shall be nothing.
Isaiah 34:13 And Rthorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for Towls.
Isaiah 34:14 RTThe wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with Tthe wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the Tscreech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
Isaiah 34:15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Isaiah 34:16 RSeek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.
Isaiah 34:17 And Rhe hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 34:1–6 — The nations summoned to hear judgment
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The whole earth is called to listen as severe judgment imagery unfolds, focusing on Idumea and Bozrah. No earthly nation stands outside accountability.
Key Truth: Hear judgment without treating power as exemption.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall ____ down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, …” (Isaiah 34:5)
Find it in Isaiah 34:5 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And all the ____ of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be …” (Isaiah 34:4)
Find it in Isaiah 34:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “The ____ of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made …” (Isaiah 34:6)
Find it in Isaiah 34:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 34:7–12 — The day of recompense and ruined power
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Burning pitch, abandoned territory, and absent nobles portray a kingdom undone. The imagery emphasizes irreversible loss of proud security.
Key Truth: Do not trust oppressive power to endure.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And the ____ shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the …” (Isaiah 34:7)
Find it in Isaiah 34:7 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “It shall not be ____ night nor day; the smoke thereof shall go up for …” (Isaiah 34:10)
Find it in Isaiah 34:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “They shall ____ the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall be …” (Isaiah 34:12)
Find it in Isaiah 34:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Isaiah 34:13–17 — Palaces become wilderness habitation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Thorns, birds, and wild creatures occupy the former fortresses. The call to seek the Lord’s book grounds the vision in his stated word rather than speculation.
Key Truth: Attend to God’s word with seriousness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And ____ shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in …” (Isaiah 34:13)
Find it in Isaiah 34:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “There shall the ____ owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather …” (Isaiah 34:15)
Find it in Isaiah 34:15 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And he hath ____ the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it …” (Isaiah 34:17)
Find it in Isaiah 34:17 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Isaiah 13:19 — Babylon’s splendor was likewise pictured becoming desolation.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What apparent permanence should you hold more humbly?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How wide is the opening summons to hear?
2. What power is the target of the announced indignation?
3. What cause frames the day of vengeance?
4. What are hearers directed to consult?
5. Who assigns the creatures’ possession in the desolate scene?
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