Isaiah 15:9

15:9 Indeed, the waters of Dimon ¹  are full of blood!

Indeed, I will heap even more trouble on Dimon. ² 

A lion will attack ³  the Moabite fugitives

and the people left in the land.

Isaiah 59:7

59:7 They are eager to do evil, ⁴ 

quick to shed innocent blood. ⁵ 

Their thoughts are sinful;

they crush and destroy. ⁶ 

Isaiah 34:6

34:6 The Lord’s sword is dripping with blood,

it is covered ⁷  with fat;

it drips ⁸  with the blood of young rams and goats

and is covered ⁹  with the fat of rams’ kidneys.

For the Lord is holding a sacrifice ¹⁰  in Bozrah, ¹¹ 

a bloody ¹²  slaughter in the land of Edom.

Isaiah 66:3

66:3 The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; ¹³ 

the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck; ¹⁴ 

the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; ¹⁵ 

the one who offers incense also praises an idol. ¹⁶ 

They have decided to behave this way; ¹⁷ 

they enjoy these disgusting practices. ¹⁸ 

[15:9]  ¹ tc The Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a reads “Dibon” instead of “Dimon” in this verse.

[15:9]  ² tn Heb “Indeed I will place on Dimon added things.” Apparently the Lord is speaking.

[15:9]  ³ tn The words “will attack” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[59:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “their feet run to evil.”

[59:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “they quickly pour out innocent blood.”

[59:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “their thoughts are thoughts of sin, destruction and crushing [are] in their roadways.”

[34:6]  ⁷ tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.

[34:6]  ⁸ tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁹ tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “for there is a sacrifice to the Lord.”

[34:6]  ¹¹ sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.

[34:6]  ¹² tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[66:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “one who slaughters a bull, one who strikes down a man.” Some understand a comparison here and in the following lines. In God’s sight the one who sacrifices is like (i.e., regarded as) a murderer or one whose worship is ritually defiled or idolatrous. The translation above assumes that the language is not metaphorical, but descriptive of the sinners’ hypocritical behavior. (Note the last two lines of the verse, which suggests they are guilty of abominable practices.) On the one hand, they act pious and offer sacrifices; but at the same time they commit violent crimes against men, defile their sacrifices, and worship other gods.

[66:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “one who sacrifices a lamb, one who breaks a dog’s neck.” Some understand a comparison, but see the previous note.

[66:3]  ¹² tn Heb “one who offers an offering, pig’s blood.” Some understand a comparison, but see the note at the end of the first line.

[66:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “one who offers incense as a memorial offering, one who blesses something false.” Some understand a comparison, but see the note at the end of the first line. אָוֶן (’aven), which has a wide variety of attested nuances, here refers metonymically to an idol. See HALOT 22 s.v. and BDB 20 s.v. 2.

[66:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “also they have chosen their ways.”

[66:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “their being [or “soul”] takes delight in their disgusting [things].”