Isaiah 34

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, i.e., the Isaiah Scroll (1Qlsa{{sup|a}}; complete; 356-100 BCE{{cite journal|last1=Jull|first=Timothy A. J.|last2=Donahue|first2=Douglas J.|last3=Broshi |first3=Magen|last4=Tov |first4=Emanuel|year=1995 |title=Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert |url= https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/radiocarbon/article/view/1642|journal=Radiocarbon|volume=37|page=14|access-date=11 July 2017|number=1}}), and of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes Codex Cairensis (895 CE), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}}

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.As implemented in the [http://mechon-mamre.org/e/et/et0.htm Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English]. Isaiah 34 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel (Isaiah 24–35). {S}: closed parashah.

: {S} 34:1-17 {S}

Verses 1—4 give a horrifying picture of cosmic disaster that brings to an end not just enemy nations but also the 'host of heaven' and the skies.{{sfn|Coggins|2007|p=461}}

: Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people:

:: let the earth hear, and all that is therein;

::: the world, and all things that come forth of it.{{bibleverse|Isaiah|34:1|KJV}} KJV

This introductory summons recalls Psalm 49:1, painting a picture of cosmic disaster in a way of an apocalypse.{{sfn|Coggins|2007|p=461}}

Starting verse 5, the judgment is specifically for Edom, who according to the tradition of Genesis 25:29–34, should have seen with Israel as brothers, but ending up having a bitter hatred with one another.{{sfn|Coggins|2007|p=462}}

:It shall not be quenched night nor day;

::the smoke thereof shall go up for ever:

:from generation to generation it shall lie waste;

::none shall pass through it for ever and ever.{{bibleverse|Isaiah|34:10|KJV}} KJV

• "Quenched": from the Hebrew root: k-b-h ({{lang|he|כבה}}, kabah, "to be quenched or extinguished, to go out"{{Strong-number|Strong's Concordance 3518. כָּבָה kabah|H|3518}}), is also used in Isaiah 1:31 and 66:24 for: "the fire that shall not be quenched"; of the servant in 42:3, that "a dimly burning wick ('smoking flax') he will not quench"; as well as in 43:17: 'those who oppose the LORD'S path are "quenched like a wick"'.{{sfn|Coggins|2007|p=436}}

:The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals,

::And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion;

:Also the night creature shall rest there,

::And find for herself a place of rest.{{bibleref2|Isaiah|34:14|NKJV}} NKJV

• "Jackals" (KJV: "the wild beasts of the island"): literally, "howling creatures"Note [a] on Isaiah 34:14 in NKJV
• "Night creature" (KJV: "screech owl"): translated from Hebrew: {{lang|he|לִילִית}}, lilith,Note [b] on Isaiah 34:14 in NKJV in this context certainly refers to 'some type of wild animal or bird', and appears to be related to {{lang|he|לַיְלָה}}, laylah (meaning "night"). Some interpret it as the name of a female night demon, on the basis of an apparent Akkadian cognate used as the name of a demon. Later Jewish legends also identified "Lilith" as a demon.Note [c] on Isaiah 34:14 in NET Bible

• Edom
• Zion
• Related Bible parts: Isaiah 63:1-6, Hosea 9, Nahum 1, Matthew 24, Revelation 6, Revelation 16, Revelation 19, Revelation 20

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1034.htm Isaiah 34 Hebrew with Parallel English]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=27&c=34 Isaiah 34 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate]

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