Isaiah 34:5-17
34:5 a Edom here represents what all the nations would experience, just as Moab was singled out in ch 25 b.34:6 c Bozrah was a city in Edom, southeast of the Dead Sea.
34:8 d The Lord’s revenge refers to God’s wrathful but righteous vengeance against his enemies and the oppressors of his people on the day of the Lord.
• Edom will be paid back: There will be retribution for Edom’s crimes against Judah (see also Ps 137:7 e; Lam 4:21 f; Obad; Mal 1:3-5 g). Edom, with its history of treachery, would come to an end.
34:9 h Edom’s judgment was similar to the judgment of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19:24 i; see also Jer 49:17-18 j).
34:10 k See also Rev 14:11 l; 19:3 m.
Summary for Isa 34:11-14: 34:11-14 n Wild animals, night birds, and hostile plants with thorns and nettles created an eerie environment.
34:11 o The identification of some of these birds is uncertain, but they inhabited wild and deserted places and many were considered unclean (Deut 14:11-18 p).
34:16 q Search the book of the Lord: Isaiah’s prophecy was God’s witness to the truthfulness of his word.
• The power of the Spirit enacts the Lord’s decrees, assuring that all prophecy comes together to be fulfilled as God promised.
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