Isa 34:6 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 #54.h.} with fat;
it drips ^{▼▼ The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.} with the blood of young rams and goats
and is covered ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”} in Bozrah, ^{▼▼ The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.}
a bloody ^{▼▼ Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).} slaughter in the land of Edom.