Isaiah 34:9

And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Isaiah 34:9

BSB
Edom's streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch.
AKJV
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
CPDV
And its torrents will be turned into tar, and its soil into sulfur. And its land will become burning tar.
ERV
And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch.
NHEB
Its streams will be turned into pitch, its dust into sulfur, And its land will become burning pitch.
SMT
And its torrents turned to pitch, and its dust to sulphur, and its land to burning pitch.

Commentary for Isaiah 34:9

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Isaiah 34:9
Summary
Landscape transforms into combustible materials
Place
Edom
Event
Land becomes burning pitch and brimstone
Estimated Time Period
c. 700 BC
Category
Judgment