Isaiah 30:23

30:23 He will water the seed you plant in the ground,

and the ground will produce crops in abundance. ¹ 

At that time ²  your cattle will graze in wide pastures.

Isaiah 34:6

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

it is covered ³  with fat;

it drips ⁴  with the blood of young rams and goats

and is covered ⁵  with the fat of rams’ kidneys.

For the Lord is holding a sacrifice ⁶  in Bozrah, ⁷ 

a bloody ⁸  slaughter in the land of Edom.

[30:23]  ¹ tn Heb “and he will give rain for your seed which you plant in the ground, and food [will be] the produce of the ground, and it will be rich and abundant.”

[30:23]  ² tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[34:6]  ³ tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h.

[34:6]  ⁴ tn The words “it drips” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[34:6]  ⁵ tn The words “and is covered” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

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

[34:6]  ⁷ sn The Lord’s judgment of Edom is compared to a bloody sacrificial scene.

[34:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “great” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).