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ForכִּיYHWH hasלַיהוָהwrathקֶצֶףagainst allעַל כָּלthe nations,הַגּוֹיִםand furyוְחֵמָהagainst allעַל כָּלtheir army;צְבָאָםhe has devoted them to destruction,הֶחֱרִימָםhe has given them overנְתָנָםto slaughter.לַטָּבַח
Isaiah 34:2
Study it in the app“For YHWH has wrath against all the nations, and fury against all their army; he has devoted them to destruction, he has given them over to slaughter.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 34:2, word by word
- YHWH hasיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- wrathקֶצֶףketsef
wrath
A violent anger poured out on someone, above all YHWH's.
Where else “ketsef” appears- the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and furyחֵמָהchema
fury
Literally "heat": burning anger, of a person or of YHWH.
Where else “chema” appears- their armyצְבָאָtsevaa
army
An army.
Where else “tsevaa” appears- he has devoted them to destructionהֶחֱרִימָhecherima
devote to destruction
To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.
Where else “hecherima” appears- he has given them overנְתָנָnetana
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “netana” appears- to slaughterטָּבַחtavach
slaughter
The act of slaughtering, or the place where it is done.
Where else “tavach” appears
The context
1Draw near, nations, to hear, and peoples, pay attention! Let the earth hear, and what fills it, the world and all that comes forth from it.
2 · This verse (above)
3And their slain will be cast out, and from their corpses their stench will rise, and the mountains will melt with their blood.