JUDGMENT ON IDUMEA. (Isa. 34:1-17) All creation is summoned to hear God's judgments (Eze 6:3; Deu 32:1; Psa 50:4; Mic 6:1-2), for they set forth His glory, which is the end of creation (Rev 15:3; Rev 4:11). that come …
1Acercaos, naciones, juntaos para oír; y vosotros, pueblos, escuchad. Oiga la tierra y cuanto hay en ella, el mundo y todo lo que produce.
2Porque Jehová está airado contra todas las naciones, e indignado contra todo el ejército de ellas; las destruirá y las entregará al matadero.
3Y los muertos de ellas serán arrojados, y de sus cadáveres se levantará hedor; y los montes se disolverán por la sangre de ellos.
4Y todo el ejército de los cielos se disolverá, y se enrollarán los cielos como un libro; y caerá todo su ejército, como se cae la hoja de la parra, y como se cae la de la higuera.
5Porque en los cielos se embriagará mi espada; he aquí que descenderá sobre Edom en juicio, y sobre el pueblo de mi anatema.
6Llena está de sangre la espada de Jehová, engrasada está de grosura, de sangre de corderos y de machos cabríos, de grosura de riñones de carneros; porque Jehová tiene sacrificios en Bosra, y grande matanza en tierra de Edom.
7Y con ellos caerán búfalos, y toros con becerros; y su tierra se embriagará de sangre, y su polvo se engrasará de grosura.
8Porque es día de venganza de Jehová, año de retribuciones en el pleito de Sion.
9Y sus arroyos se convertirán en brea, y su polvo en azufre, y su tierra en brea ardiente.
10No se apagará de noche ni de día, perpetuamente subirá su humo; de generación en generación será asolada, nunca jamás pasará nadie por ella.
11Se adueñarán de ella el pelícano y el erizo, la lechuza y el cuervo morarán en ella; y se extenderá sobre ella cordel de destrucción, y niveles de asolamiento.
12Llamarán a sus príncipes, príncipes sin reino; y todos sus grandes serán nada.
13En sus alcázares crecerán espinos, y ortigas y cardos en sus fortalezas; y serán morada de chacales, y patio para los pollos de los avestruces.
14Las fieras del desierto se encontrarán con las hienas, y la cabra salvaje gritará a su compañero; la lechuza también tendrá allí morada, y hallará para sí reposo.
15Allí anidará el búho, pondrá sus huevos, y sacará sus pollos, y los juntará debajo de sus alas; también se juntarán allí buitres, cada uno con su compañera.
16Inquirid en el libro de Jehová, y leed si faltó alguno de ellos; ninguno faltó con su compañera; porque su boca mandó, y los reunió su mismo Espíritu.
17Y él les echó suertes, y su mano les repartió con cordel; para siempre la tendrán por heredad; de generación en generación morarán allí.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. utterly destroyed--rather, "doomed them to an utter curse" [HORSLEY].
utterly destroyed--rather, "doomed them to an utter curse" [HORSLEY].
delivered--rather, "appointed."
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II. cast out--unburied (Isa 14:19).
cast out--unburied (Isa 14:19).
melted--washed away as with a descending torrent.
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III. (Psa 102:26; Joe 2:31; Joe 3:15; Mat 24:29).
(Psa 102:26; Joe 2:31; Joe 3:15; Mat 24:29).
dissolved-- (Pe2 3:10-12). Violent convulsions of nature are in Scripture made the images of great changes in the human world (Isa 24:19-21), and shall literally accompany them at the winding up of the present dispensation.
scroll--Books were in those days sheets of parchment rolled together (Rev 6:14).
fall down--The stars shall fall when the heavens in which they are fixed pass away.
fig tree-- (Rev 6:13).
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IV. sword-- (Jer 46:10). Or else, knife for sacrifice for God does not here appear as a warrior with …
sword-- (Jer 46:10). Or else, knife for sacrifice for God does not here appear as a warrior with His sword, but as one about to sacrifice victims doomed to slaughter [VITRINGA]. (Eze 39:17).
bathed--rather "intoxicated," namely, with anger (so Deu 32:42). "In heaven" implies the place where God's purpose of wrath is formed in antithesis to its "coming down" in the next clause.
Idumea--originally extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea; afterwards they obtained possession of the country east of Moab, of which Bozrah was capital. Petra or Selah, called Joktheel (Kg2 14:7), was capital of South Edom (see on Isa 16:1). David subjugated Edom (Sa2 8:13-14). Under Jehoram they regained independence (Ch2 21:8). Under Amaziah they were again subdued, and Selah taken (Kg2 14:7). When Judah was captive in Babylon, Edom, in every way, insulted over her fallen mistress, killed many of those Jews whom the Chaldeans had left, and hence was held guilty of fratricide by God (Esau, their ancestor, having been brother to Jacob): this was the cause of the denunciations of the prophets against Edom Isa 63:1, &c.; Jer 49:7; Eze 25:12-14; Eze 35:3-15; Joe 3:19; Amo 1:11-12; Oba 1:8, Oba 1:10, Oba 1:12-18; Mal 1:3-4). Nebuchadnezzar humbled Idumea accordingly (Jer 25:15-21).
of my curse--that is, doomed to it.
to judgment--that is, to execute it.
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V. filled--glutted. The image of a sacrifice is continued.
filled--glutted. The image of a sacrifice is continued.
blood . . . fat--the parts especially devoted to God in a sacrifice (Sa2 1:22).
lambs . . . goats--sacrificial animals: the Idumeans, of all classes, doomed to slaughter, are meant (Zep 1:7).
Bozrah--called Bostra by the Romans, &c., assigned in Jer 48:24 to Moab, so that it seems to have been at one time in the dominion of Edom, and at another in that of Moab (Isa 63:1; Jer 49:13, Jer 49:20, Jer 49:22); it was strictly not in Edom, but the capital of Auranitis (the Houran). Edom seems to have extended its dominion so as to include it (compare Lam 4:21).
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VI. unicorns--Hebrew, reem: conveying the idea of loftiness, power, and pre-eminence (see on Job 39:9…
unicorns--Hebrew, reem: conveying the idea of loftiness, power, and pre-eminence (see on Job 39:9), in the Bible. At one time the image in the term answers to a reality in nature; at another it symbolizes an abstraction. The rhinoceros was the original type. The Arab rim is two-horned: it was the oryx (the leucoryx, antelope, bold and pugnacious); but when accident or artifice deprived it of one horn, the notion of the unicorn arose. Here is meant the portion of the Edomites which was strong and warlike.
come down--rather, "fall down," slain [LOWTH].
with them--with the "lambs and goats," the less powerful Edomites (Isa 34:6).
bullocks . . . bulls--the young and old Edomites: all classes.
dust--ground.
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VII. recompenses for the controversy of Zion--that is, the year when God will retaliate on those who h…
recompenses for the controversy of Zion--that is, the year when God will retaliate on those who have contended with Zion. Her controversy is His. Edom had thought to extend its borders by laying hold of its neighbor's lands and has instigated Babylon to cruelty towards fallen Judah (Psa 137:7; Eze 36:5); therefore Edom shall suffer the same herself (Lam 4:21-22). The final winding up of the controversy between God and all enemies of Him and His people is also foreshadowed (Isa 61:2; Isa 63:4; Isa 66:14-16; Mal 4:1, Mal 4:3; Th2 1:7-9; Rev 11:18; Rev 18:20; Rev 19:2).
VIII
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VIII. Images from the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19:24-28; so Deu 29:23; Jer 49:17-18).
Images from the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19:24-28; so Deu 29:23; Jer 49:17-18).
IX
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IX. It--The burning pitch, &c. (Isa 34:9).
It--The burning pitch, &c. (Isa 34:9).
smoke . . . for ever-- (Rev 14:11; Rev 18:18; Rev 19:3).
generation to generation-- (Mal 1:4).
none . . . pass through--Edom's original offense was: they would not let Israel pass through their land in peace to Canaan: God recompenses them in kind, no traveller shall pass through Edom. VOLNEY, the infidel, was forced to confirm the truth of this prophecy: "From the reports of the Arabs, southeast of the Dead Sea, within three days' journey are upwards of thirty ruined towns, absolutely deserted."
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X. cormorant--The Hebrew is rendered, in Psa 102:6, "pelican," which is a seafowl, and cannot be mea…
cormorant--The Hebrew is rendered, in Psa 102:6, "pelican," which is a seafowl, and cannot be meant here: some waterfowl (katta, according to BURCKHARDT) that tenants desert places is intended.
bittern--rather, "the hedgehog," or "porcupine" [GESENIUS] (Isa 14:23).
owl--from its being enumerated among water birds in Lev 11:17; Deu 14:16. MAURER thinks rather the heron or crane is meant; from a Hebrew root, "to blow," as it utters a sound like the blowing of a horn (Rev 18:2).
confusion--devastation.
line . . . stones--metaphor from an architect with line and plummet-stone (see on Isa 18:2; Isa 28:17); God will render to it the exact measure of justice without mercy (Jam 2:13; Kg2 21:13; Lam 2:8; Amo 7:7-8).
emptiness--desolation. Edom is now a waste of "stones."
XI
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XI. Rather, "As to her nobles, there shall be none there who shall declare a kingdom," that is, a kin…
Rather, "As to her nobles, there shall be none there who shall declare a kingdom," that is, a king [MAURER]; or else, "There shall be no one there whom they shall call to the kingdom" [ROSENMULLER] (Isa 3:6, &c.). Idumea was at first governed by dukes (Gen 36:15); out of them the king wan chosen when the constitution became a monarchy.
XII
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XII. dragons--(See on Isa 13:21; Isa 13:22).
dragons--(See on Isa 13:21; Isa 13:22).
court for owls--rather, "a dwelling for ostriches."
XIII
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XIII. wild beasts of the desert . . . island--rather, "wild cats . . . jackals" (Isa 13:21).
wild beasts of the desert . . . island--rather, "wild cats . . . jackals" (Isa 13:21).
screech owl--rather, "the night specter"; in Jewish superstition a female, elegantly dressed, that carried off children by night. The text does not assert the existence of such objects of superstition, but describes the place as one which superstition would people with such beings.
XIV
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XIV. great owl--rather, "the arrow snake," so called from its darting on its prey [GESENIUS].
great owl--rather, "the arrow snake," so called from its darting on its prey [GESENIUS].
lay--namely, eggs.
gather under her shadow--rather, "cherishes" her young under, &c. (Jer 17:11).
XV
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XV. book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began h…
book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be collected together (Isa 30:8; Dan 9:2).
Seek--(so Isa 8:16, Isa 8:20; Joh 5:39; Joh 7:52).
no one . . . fail--of these prophecies (Mat 5:18).
none shall want . . . mate--image from pairing of animals mentioned, Isa 34:15 ("mate"); no prediction shall want a fulfilment as its companion. Or rather, "none of these wild animals (just spoken of) shall be wanting: none shall be without its mate" to pair and breed with, in desolate Idumea.
my . . . his--Such changes of person are frequent in Hebrew poetry.
them--the wild beasts.
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16. cast . . . lot--As conquerors apportion lands by lot, so Jehovah has appointed and marked out ("d…
cast . . . lot--As conquerors apportion lands by lot, so Jehovah has appointed and marked out ("divided") Edom for the wild beasts (Num 26:55-56; Jos 18:4-6).
See on Isa 34:1, introduction there.
Next: Isaiah Chapter 35
Antiguo Testamento
Isaiah — Capítulo 34
JUDGMENT ON IDUMEA. (Isa. 34:1-17) All creation is summoned to hear God's judgments (Eze 6:3; Deu 32:1; Psa 50:4; Mic 6:1-2), for they set forth His glory, which is the end of creation (Rev 15:3; Rev 4:11). that come …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Acercaos, naciones, juntaos para oír; y vosotros, pueblos, escuchad. Oiga la tierra y cuanto hay en ella, el mundo y todo lo que produce.
2Porque Jehová está airado contra todas las naciones, e indignado contra todo el ejército de ellas; las destruirá y las entregará al matadero.
3Y los muertos de ellas serán arrojados, y de sus cadáveres se levantará hedor; y los montes se disolverán por la sangre de ellos.
4Y todo el ejército de los cielos se disolverá, y se enrollarán los cielos como un libro; y caerá todo su ejército, como se cae la hoja de la parra, y como se cae la de la higuera.
5Porque en los cielos se embriagará mi espada; he aquí que descenderá sobre Edom en juicio, y sobre el pueblo de mi anatema.
6Llena está de sangre la espada de Jehová, engrasada está de grosura, de sangre de corderos y de machos cabríos, de grosura de riñones de carneros; porque Jehová tiene sacrificios en Bosra, y grande matanza en tierra de Edom.
7Y con ellos caerán búfalos, y toros con becerros; y su tierra se embriagará de sangre, y su polvo se engrasará de grosura.
8Porque es día de venganza de Jehová, año de retribuciones en el pleito de Sion.
9Y sus arroyos se convertirán en brea, y su polvo en azufre, y su tierra en brea ardiente.
10No se apagará de noche ni de día, perpetuamente subirá su humo; de generación en generación será asolada, nunca jamás pasará nadie por ella.
11Se adueñarán de ella el pelícano y el erizo, la lechuza y el cuervo morarán en ella; y se extenderá sobre ella cordel de destrucción, y niveles de asolamiento.
12Llamarán a sus príncipes, príncipes sin reino; y todos sus grandes serán nada.
13En sus alcázares crecerán espinos, y ortigas y cardos en sus fortalezas; y serán morada de chacales, y patio para los pollos de los avestruces.
14Las fieras del desierto se encontrarán con las hienas, y la cabra salvaje gritará a su compañero; la lechuza también tendrá allí morada, y hallará para sí reposo.
15Allí anidará el búho, pondrá sus huevos, y sacará sus pollos, y los juntará debajo de sus alas; también se juntarán allí buitres, cada uno con su compañera.
16Inquirid en el libro de Jehová, y leed si faltó alguno de ellos; ninguno faltó con su compañera; porque su boca mandó, y los reunió su mismo Espíritu.
17Y él les echó suertes, y su mano les repartió con cordel; para siempre la tendrán por heredad; de generación en generación morarán allí.
JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY
Versículo 2
I. utterly destroyed--rather, "doomed them to an utter curse" [HORSLEY].
Versículo 3
II. cast out--unburied (Isa 14:19).
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III. (Psa 102:26; Joe 2:31; Joe 3:15; Mat 24:29).
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IV. sword-- (Jer 46:10). Or else, knife for sacrifice for God does not here appear as a warrior with …
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V. filled--glutted. The image of a sacrifice is continued.
Versículo 7
VI. unicorns--Hebrew, reem: conveying the idea of loftiness, power, and pre-eminence (see on Job 39:9…
Versículo 8
VII. recompenses for the controversy of Zion--that is, the year when God will retaliate on those who h…
Versículo 9
VIII. Images from the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19:24-28; so Deu 29:23; Jer 49:17-18).
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IX. It--The burning pitch, &c. (Isa 34:9).
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X. cormorant--The Hebrew is rendered, in Psa 102:6, "pelican," which is a seafowl, and cannot be mea…
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XI. Rather, "As to her nobles, there shall be none there who shall declare a kingdom," that is, a kin…
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XII. dragons--(See on Isa 13:21; Isa 13:22).
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XIII. wild beasts of the desert . . . island--rather, "wild cats . . . jackals" (Isa 13:21).
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XIV. great owl--rather, "the arrow snake," so called from its darting on its prey [GESENIUS].
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XV. book of the Lord--the volume in which the various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began h…
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16. cast . . . lot--As conquerors apportion lands by lot, so Jehovah has appointed and marked out ("d…