Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

For my sword has drunk its fill in heaven. Behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

New American Standard Bible

For My sword is satiated in heaven,
Behold it shall descend for judgment upon Edom
And upon the people whom I have devoted to destruction.

King James Version

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Holman Bible

When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens,
it will then come down on Edom
and on the people I have set apart for destruction.

International Standard Version

For my sword will be seen in the heavens. Look! It descends in judgment on Edom, on the people I have doomed to destruction.

American Standard Version

For my sword hath drunk its fill in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Amplified


For My sword is satiated [with blood] in heaven;
Indeed, it will come down for judgment on Edom
And on the people whom I have doomed for destruction.

Bible in Basic English

For my sword in heaven is full of wrath: see, it is coming down on Edom, in punishment on the people of my curse.

Darby Translation

For my sword is bathed in the heavens; behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, to judgment.

Julia Smith Translation

For my sword was drunk in the heavens: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of destruction for judgment

King James 2000

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When my sword is drenched in the heavens, look! It will descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.

Modern King James verseion

For My sword bathed in the heavens. Behold, it shall come down on Edom, and on the people of My curse for judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven, and shall immediately come down upon Idumaea, and upon the people which I have cursed for my vengeance.

NET Bible

He says, "Indeed, my sword has slaughtered heavenly powers. Look, it now descends on Edom, on the people I will annihilate in judgment."

New Heart English Bible

For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky. Behold, it will come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, for judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

For my sword hath been sated in the heavens, - Lo! upon Edom, shall it descend, Even on the people whom I have devoted to justice.

Webster

For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.

World English Bible

For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky. Behold, it will come down on Edom, and on the people of my curse, for judgment.

Youngs Literal Translation

For soaked in the heavens was My sword, Lo, on Edom it cometh down, On the people of My curse for judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For my sword
חרב 
Chereb 
Usage: 413

in heaven
שׁמה שׁמים 
Shamayim 
Usage: 420

ירד 
Yarad 
Usage: 378

אדום אדם 
'Edom 
Usage: 100

and upon the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Context Readings

Judgment On The Nations

4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll. And all their host shall fade away as the leaf fades from off the vine, and as a fading [leaf] from the fig tree. 5 For my sword has drunk its fill in heaven. Behold, it shall come down upon Edom, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment. 6 The sword of LORD is filled with blood. It is made fat with fatness, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams, for LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.



Cross References

Malachi 1:4

Whereas Edom says, We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places, thus says LORD of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down, and men shall call them the border of wickedness, and the people against whom L

Isaiah 63:1

Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah, this who is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.

Jeremiah 46:10

For that day is [a day] of the Lord, LORD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries. And the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood, for the Lord, LORD of hosts, has

Amos 1:11-12

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Edom, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity. And his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath

Jeremiah 49:7-22

Of Edom. Thus says LORD of hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom vanished?

Ezekiel 21:3-5

And say to the land of Israel, Thus says LORD: Behold, I am against thee. And will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.

Ezekiel 25:12-14

Thus says lord LORD: Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them,

Deuteronomy 27:15-26

Cursed be the man who makes a graven or molten image, an abomination to LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 29:18-21

Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away this day from LORD our God, to go to serve the gods of those nations. Lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood,

Deuteronomy 32:14

butter of the herd, and milk of the flock, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the finest of the wheat, and of the blood of the grape thou drank wine.

Deuteronomy 32:41-42

if I whet my glittering sword, and my hand takes hold on judgment, I will render vengeance to my adversaries, and will recompense those who hate me.

Psalm 17:13

Arise, O LORD, confront him. Cast him down. Deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword,

Psalm 137:7

Remember, O LORD, the day of Jerusalem against the sons of Edom, who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.

Isaiah 24:6

Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, and those who dwell in it are found guilty. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Jeremiah 47:6

O thou sword of LORD, how long will it be ere thou be quiet? Put up thyself into thy scabbard. Rest, and be still.

Ezekiel 21:9-11

Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says LORD: Say, A sword, a sword. It is sharpened, and also furbished.

Obadiah 1:1-14

The vision of Obadiah. Thus says lord LORD concerning Edom: We have heard tidings from LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, [saying], Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

Zephaniah 2:12

Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword.

Matthew 25:41

Then he will also say to those at the left hand, Depart from me, ye accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his agents.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If any man does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Maranatha.

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are from works of law are under a curse, for it is written, Cursed is every man who does not continue in all things written in the book of the law, to do them.

2 Peter 2:14

having eyes full of adultery, and unceasing sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart trained in greed, children of a curse,

Revelation 1:16

and having in his right hand seven stars, and a sharp two-edged sword coming out of his mouth. And the sight of him was as the sun shines in its strength.

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