Isaiah 34:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For My swordחַרְבִּ֑י
(char·bi;)
2719: a swordfrom charab
is satiatedרִוְּתָ֥ה
(riv·ve·tah)
7301: to be saturated, drink one's filla prim. root
in heaven,בַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
(va·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
Beholdהִנֵּה֙
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
it shall descendתֵּרֵ֔ד
(te·red,)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃
(le·mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
upon Edom 
 
112b: another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territoryfrom the same as adom
And upon the peopleעַ֥ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
whom I have devotedחֶרְמִ֖י
(cher·mi)
2764a: devoted thing, devotion, banfrom charam
to destruction. 
 
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
For my sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
shall be bathed
ravah  (raw-vaw')
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites) -- bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).
in heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
behold it shall come down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
upon Idumea
'Edom  (ed-ome')
red (see Gen. 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him -- Edom, Edomites, Idumea.
and upon the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of my curse
cherem  (khay'-rem)
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination
to judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For My sword is satiated in heaven, Behold it shall descend for judgment upon Edom And upon the people whom I have devoted to destruction.

King James Bible
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, it will then come down on Edom and on the people I have set apart for destruction.

International Standard Version
For my sword will be seen in the heavens. Look! It descends in judgment on Edom, on the people I have doomed to destruction.

NET Bible
He says, "Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When my sword is covered [with blood] in the heavens, it will fall on Edom and on the people I've claimed for destruction.

King James 2000 Bible
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
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