Isaiah 34:7

“And wild oxen will come down with them, and young bulls with the mighty bulls; and their land will be drenched with blood, and their dust with fat will be made fat.”

Isaiah 34:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 34:7, word by word

And wild oxenרְאֵמִיםreemim

wild ox

Wild ox: a large, strong animal, an image of power.

Where else “reemim” appears
will come downיָרְדוּyardu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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and young bullsפָרִיםfarim

bull

Young bull, bullock.

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with the mighty bullsאַבִּירִיםabirim

bull

A bull, the strongest animal of the herd.

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and their landאַרְצָartsa

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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will be drenchedרִוְּתָהrivta

water abundantly

To water abundantly.

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with bloodדָּםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

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and their dustעֲפָרָafara

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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with fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

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will be made fatיְדֻשָּׁןyedushan

grow fat

To grow plump, or have plenty.

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The context

6The sword of YHWH is full of blood, it is made fat with fat, with the blood of lambs and male goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams; for YHWH has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

7 · This verse (above)

8For it is a day of vengeance for YHWH, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.

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