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The Lord Will Judge the Nations

34 Nations, come near and listen to me!
    Pay attention to what I’m about to say.
Let the earth and everything in it listen.
    Let the world and everything that comes out of it pay attention.
The Lord is angry with all the nations.
    His anger is against all their armies.
He will totally destroy them.
    He will have them killed.
Those who are killed won’t be buried.
    Their dead bodies will be thrown on the ground.
They will stink.
    Their blood will cover the mountains.

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Judgment Against the Nations

34 Come near, you nations, and listen;(A)
    pay attention, you peoples!(B)
Let the earth(C) hear, and all that is in it,
    the world, and all that comes out of it!(D)
The Lord is angry with all nations;
    his wrath(E) is on all their armies.
He will totally destroy[a](F) them,
    he will give them over to slaughter.(G)
Their slain(H) will be thrown out,
    their dead bodies(I) will stink;(J)
    the mountains will be soaked with their blood.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 34:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 5.