Isa 34:6 | NET2full | STEP | The Lord ’s sword is dripping with blood , it is covered with fat ; it drips with the blood of young rams and goats and is covered with the fat of rams’ kidneys . For the Lord is holding a sacrifice in Bozrah , a bloody slaughter in the land of Edom .

‏ Isaiah 34:6

6 The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,
it is covered ^{▼▼tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.} with fat;
it drips ^{▼▼tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.} with the blood of young rams and goats
and is covered ^{▼▼tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.} with the fat of rams’ kidneys.
For the Lord is holding a sacrifice ^{▼▼tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”} in Bozrah, ^{▼▼sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.}
a bloody ^{▼▼tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).} slaughter in the land of Edom.