Yesaya 26:21

26:21 For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, ¹ 

to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.

The earth will display the blood shed on it;

it will no longer cover up its slain. ² 

Yesaya 34:6

34:6 The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,

it is covered ³  with fat;

it drips ⁴  with the blood of young rams and goats

and is covered ⁵  with the fat of rams’ kidneys.

For the Lord is holding a sacrifice ⁶  in Bozrah, ⁷ 

a bloody ⁸  slaughter in the land of Edom.

[26:21]  ¹ tn Heb “out of his place” (so KJV, ASV).

[26:21]  ² sn This implies that rampant bloodshed is one of the reasons for divine judgment. See the note at 24:5.

[34:6]  ³ tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.

[34:6]  ⁴ tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁵ tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”

[34:6]  ⁷ sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.

[34:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).