Isaiah 34:9
And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And its streams shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone, and its land shall become burning pitch.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the streams{H5158} of [Edom] shall be turned{H2015} into pitch,{H2203} and the dust{H6083} thereof into brimstone,{H1614} and the land{H776} thereof shall become burning{H1197} pitch.{H2203}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the streams{H5158} thereof shall be turned{H2015}{(H8738)} into pitch{H2203}, and the dust{H6083} thereof into brimstone{H1614}, and the land{H776} thereof shall become burning{H1197}{(H8802)} pitch{H2203}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy floudes shalbe turned to pytch, and thine earth to brymstone, & therwith shal the londe be kyndled,
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the riuers thereof shall be turned into pitche, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shalbe burning pitch.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And his fluddes shalbe turned to pitch, and his earth to brimstone, and therewith shall the lande be kindled.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust of it into sulfur, and the land of it shall become burning pitch.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And turned have been her streams to pitch, And her dust to brimstone, And her land hath become burning pitch.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the streams of `Edom' shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the streams of [Edom] shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And its streams will be turned into boiling oil, and its dust into burning stone, and all the land will be on fire.
World English Bible (2000)
Its streams will be turned into pitch, its dust into sulfur, And its land will become burning pitch.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch and her soil into brimstone; her land will become burning pitch.
Referenced Verses
- Deut 29:23 : 23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'
- Ps 11:6 : 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
- Luke 17:29 : 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
- Jude 1:7 : 7 In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desires, serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
- Rev 19:20 : 20 But the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf. By these signs he had deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. The two of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.
- Rev 21:8 : 8 But as for the cowardly, the unbelieving, the detestable, murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.
- Job 18:15 : 15 What does not belong to him will dwell in his tent; burning sulfur will be scattered over his dwelling.
- Gen 19:28 : 28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
Similar Verses (AI)
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10 It will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. From generation to generation, it will lie desolate; no one will ever pass through it again.
- Deut 29:23-242 verses79%
23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'
24 And they will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
- Jer 49:17-182 verses77%
17 Edom will become a desolation; everyone who passes by her will be appalled and hiss because of all her wounds.
18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.
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4 The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split open like wax before the fire, like water cascading down a slope.
- Isa 9:18-192 verses75%
18 By the wrath of the LORD Almighty, the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire; no one spares his brother.
19 They carve meat on the right, but they are still hungry; they devour on the left, but they are not satisfied. Each eats the flesh of his own arm.
- Amos 1:11-122 verses75%
11 Thus says the LORD: 'For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and suppressed compassion. His anger tore continually, and his wrath remained forever.'
12 So I will send fire upon Teman, and it will consume the palaces of Bozrah.
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8 For it is the day of the Lord's vengeance, the year of recompense for the cause of Zion.
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12 The peoples will be burned as if to lime, like cut thorns set ablaze in the fire.
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9 See, the day of the LORD is coming—a cruel day with wrath and fierce anger—to make the land desolate and to destroy the sinners within it.
- Ezek 25:13-142 verses73%
13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will stretch out my hand against Edom and cut off both man and beast from it. I will make it a wasteland from Teman to Dedan, and they will fall by the sword.
14 I will take my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to my anger and my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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3 Before them, fire devours; behind them, flames blaze. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is a desolate wilderness—nothing escapes them.
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9 Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; burning coals blazed out from him.
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34 and a fruitful land into a salt waste, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
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22 For a fire has been kindled in My wrath, and it burns to the depths of Sheol. It consumes the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.
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6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot.
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3 Their slain will be thrown out, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will be dissolved with their blood.
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4 Though Edom may say, 'We have been destroyed, but we will rebuild the ruins,' this is what the LORD of Hosts says: They may rebuild, but I will tear it down. They will be called 'The Wicked Land,' and 'The people the LORD is angry with forever.'
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31 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are. Exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.
32 A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! It will not be restored until the one to whom it rightfully belongs comes, and to him I will give it.
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8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because He was angry.
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5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt.
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18 The house of Jacob will be a fire and the house of Joseph a flame; the house of Esau will be stubble. They will set it on fire and consume it. There will be no survivors from the house of Esau, for the LORD has spoken.
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20 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on people and animals, on the trees of the field and the fruits of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
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24 Let their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their bodies always shake and tremble.
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33 Topheth has long been prepared; it has been made ready for the king. Its fire pit is deep and wide, with an abundance of fire and wood. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of burning sulfur, sets it ablaze.
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9 Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will discover those who hate You.
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5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.
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17 The Light of Israel will become a fire, their Holy One a flame; it will burn and devour his thorns and briars in a single day.
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10 May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused.
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5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are shattered before him.
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18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of the Lord's wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy, for He will bring a sudden and complete destruction on all the inhabitants of the earth.
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11 The LORD has exhausted His wrath and poured out His fierce anger; He kindled a fire in Zion, consuming its foundations.
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8 Shall not the land tremble on account of this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be tossed about and then sink again like the Nile of Egypt.
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14 My God, make them like whirling dust, like chaff before the wind.
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40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors, declares the LORD, no one will live there, and no human being will dwell in it.
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10 I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the towns of Judah desolate, without inhabitants.
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32 Their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are poisonous, and their clusters are bitter.
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7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. In the habitation of jackals, where they lie, grass will grow with reeds and rushes.
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22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you will be melted in it, and you will know that I, the LORD, have poured out my wrath upon you.