KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Isaiah 34:1 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Come near,” | קִרְב֤וּ | To approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose | Come near |
| “ye nations,” | גוֹיִם֙ | A foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts | nations |
| “to hear;” | לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | hear |
| “and hearken,” | הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּ | To prick up the ears, i.e., hearken | hearken |
| “ye people:” | וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים | A community | people |
| “let the earth” | הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | let earth |
| “hear,” | תִּשְׁמַ֤ע | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | hear |
| “and all that is therein;” | וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ | Fulness (literally or figuratively) | all therein |
| “the world,” | תֵּבֵ֖ל | The earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants; specifically, a particular land, as Babylonia, Palestine | world |
| “and all things” | וְכָל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all things |
| “that come forth” | צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃ | Issue, i.e., produce, children | come forth |
| “of it.” | צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃ | Issue, i.e., produce, children | of it |
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1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
2 For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood.
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