Yesaya 13:5
Konteks13:5 They come from a distant land,
from the horizon. 1
It is the Lord with his instruments of judgment, 2
coming to destroy the whole earth. 3
Yesaya 34:6
Konteks34:6 The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,
it is covered 4 with fat;
it drips 5 with the blood of young rams and goats
and is covered 6 with the fat of rams’ kidneys.
For the Lord is holding a sacrifice 7 in Bozrah, 8
a bloody 9 slaughter in the land of Edom.
Yesaya 65:12
Konteks65:12 I predestine you to die by the sword, 10
all of you will kneel down at the slaughtering block, 11
because I called to you, and you did not respond,
I spoke and you did not listen.
You did evil before me; 12
you chose to do what displeases me.”
Yeremia 25:32
Konteks25:32 The Lord who rules over all 13 says,
‘Disaster will soon come on one nation after another. 14
A mighty storm of military destruction 15 is rising up
from the distant parts of the earth.’
Yeremia 50:27
Konteks50:27 Kill all her soldiers! 16
Let them be slaughtered! 17
They are doomed, 18 for their day of reckoning 19 has come,
the time for them to be punished.”
[13:5] 1 tn Heb “from the end of the sky.”
[13:5] 2 tn Or “anger”; cf. KJV, ASV “the weapons of his indignation.”
[13:5] 3 tn Or perhaps, “land” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NLT). Even though the heading and subsequent context (see v. 17) indicate Babylon’s judgment is in view, the chapter has a cosmic flavor that suggests that the coming judgment is universal in scope. Perhaps Babylon’s downfall occurs in conjunction with a wider judgment, or the cosmic style is poetic hyperbole used to emphasize the magnitude and importance of the coming event.
[34:6] 4 tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.
[34:6] 5 tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[34:6] 6 tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[34:6] 7 tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”
[34:6] 8 sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.
[34:6] 9 tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).
[65:12] 10 tn Heb “I assign you to the sword.” Some emend the Qal verb form מָנִיתִי (maniti, “I assign”) to the Piel מִנִּיתִי (minniti, “ I ordain”). The verb sounds like the name of the god Meni (מְנִי, mÿni, “Destiny, Fate”). The sound play draws attention to the irony of the statement. The sinners among God’s people worship the god Meni, apparently in an effort to ensure a bright destiny for themselves. But the Lord is the one who really determines their destiny and he has decreed their demise.
[65:12] 11 tn Or “at the slaughter”; NIV “for the slaughter”; NLT “before the executioner.”
[65:12] 12 tn Heb “that which is evil in my eyes.”
[25:32] 13 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies.”
[25:32] sn See the study notes on 2:19 and 7:3 for explanation of this extended title.
[25:32] 14 tn Heb “will go forth from nation to nation.”
[25:32] 15 tn The words “of military destruction” have been supplied in the translation to make the metaphor clear. The metaphor has shifted from that of God as a lion, to God as a warrior, to God as a judge, to God as the author of the storm winds of destruction.
[25:32] sn For the use of this word in a literal sense see Jonah 1:4. For its use to refer to the wrath of the
[50:27] 16 tn Heb “Kill all her young bulls.” Commentators are almost universally agreed that the reference to “young bulls” is figurative here for the princes and warriors (cf. BDB 831 s.v. פַּר 2.f, which compares Isa 34:7 and Ezek 39:18). This is virtually certain because of the reference to the time coming for them to be punished; this would scarcely fit literal bulls. For the verb rendered “kill” here see the translator’s note on v. 21.
[50:27] 17 tn Heb “Let them go down to the slaughter.”
[50:27] 18 tn Or “How terrible it will be for them”; Heb “Woe to them.” See the study note on 22:13 and compare the usage in 23:1; 48:1.
[50:27] 19 tn The words “of reckoning” are not in the text but are implicit from the context. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.
