Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
For it is the day of the Lord's punishment, when he gives payment for the wrongs done to Zion.
New American Standard Bible
A year of recompense for the
King James Version
For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
Holman Bible
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.
International Standard Version
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for Zion's cause.
A Conservative Version
For LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
American Standard Version
For Jehovah hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Amplified
For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
A year of retribution for the cause of Zion.
Darby Translation
For it is the day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.
Julia Smith Translation
For a day of vengeance to Jehovah, a year of retributions for the contention of Zion.
King James 2000
For it is the day of the LORD's vengeance, and the year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For {Yahweh has a day of vengeance}, a year of retribution for the strife of Zion.
Modern King James verseion
For it is the day of Jehovah's vengeance, the year to repay for the fighting against Zion.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Unto thee also, O Zion, shall come the day of the vengeance of God, and the year when thine own judgments shall be recompensed.
NET Bible
For the Lord has planned a day of revenge, a time when he will repay Edom for her hostility toward Zion.
New Heart English Bible
For the LORD has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
The Emphasized Bible
For a day of avenging, hath Yahweh, - A year of requitals for the quarrel of Zion.
Webster
For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, and the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.
World English Bible
For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
Youngs Literal Translation
(For a day of vengeance is to Jehovah, A year of recompences for Zion's strife,)
Themes
Days » Times of adversity called day of the lord
Edomites, the » Predictions respecting » Punishment for persecuting israel
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 34:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment On The Nations
7 And the strong oxen will go down to death together with the smaller cattle. 8 For it is the day of the Lord's punishment, when he gives payment for the wrongs done to Zion. 9 And its streams will be turned into boiling oil, and its dust into burning stone, and all the land will be on fire.
Cross References
Isaiah 63:4
For the day of punishment is in my heart, and the year for the payment of the price for my people has come.
Isaiah 61:2
To give knowledge that the year of the Lord's good pleasure has come, and the day of punishment from our God; to give comfort to all who are sad;
Psalm 94:1
O God, in whose hands is punishment, O God of punishment, let your shining face be seen.
Isaiah 35:4
Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
Deuteronomy 32:35
Punishment is mine and reward, at the time of the slipping of their feet: for the day of their downfall is near, sudden will be their fate.
Deuteronomy 32:41-43
If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.
Isaiah 26:21
For the Lord is coming out of his place to send punishment on the people of the earth for their evil-doing: the earth will let the blood drained out on her be seen, and will keep her dead covered no longer.
Isaiah 49:26
And the flesh of your attackers will be taken by themselves for food; and they will take their blood for drink, as if it was sweet wine: and all men will see that I the Lord am your saviour, even he who takes up your cause, the Strong One of Jacob.
Isaiah 59:17-18
Yes, he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and salvation as a head-dress; and he put on punishment as clothing, and wrath as a robe.
Jeremiah 46:10
But that day is the day of the Lord, the Lord of armies, a day of punishment when he will take payment from his haters: and the sword will have all its desire, drinking their blood in full measure: for there is an offering to the Lord, the Lord of armies, in the north country by the river Euphrates.
Micah 6:1
Give ear now to the words of the Lord: Up! put forward your cause before the mountains, let your voice be sounding among the hills.
Luke 18:7
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
Romans 2:5
But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
Romans 2:8-9
But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,
Revelation 6:10-11
And they gave a great cry, saying, How long will it be, O Ruler, holy and true, before you take your place as judge and give punishment for our blood to those on the earth?
Revelation 18:20
Be glad over her, heaven, and you saints, and Apostles, and prophets; because she has been judged by God on your account.
Revelation 19:2
For true and upright are his decisions; for by him has the evil woman been judged, who made the earth unclean with the sins of her body; and he has given her punishment for the blood of his servants.