Isaiah 34:2 meaning and explanation

The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter.

Isaiah 34:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 34 opens with a summons to all nations to hear the LORD's case, and verse 2 states the charge: God's anger rests on the nations and their armies. The Hebrew word herem, rendered "devote to destruction," carries the sense of something set apart for God that cannot be reclaimed, placed beyond ordinary use.

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