Isaiah 34:1-17

Isaiah: God controls the nations

God defends *Jerusalem

Isaiah Chapter s 31 to 39

Norman Hillyer

Chapter 34

God will punish his enemies

v1 Come, all you nations! Gather here and listen. Let all the inhabitants of the world come here. Listen carefully to the *Lord’s special message to you. v2 The *Lord is very angry with all the nations. His fierce anger is against all their armies. He has decided that they must die. He will hand them over to those who will kill them. v3 Nobody will remain to bury the dead people. The bad smell of the dead bodies will fill the air. Their blood will stain the mountains. v4 Everything in the sky (sun, moon, stars) will reduce into nothing. The heavens will disappear. As if someone folded a blanket and put it away out of sight. The stars will fall like dry leaves that drop from trees. Or, like unripe figs (fruit) that fall from the tree. Verses 1-4

These verses are a general description of God’s judgement. Now Isaiah gives the particular example of the people in Edom.