Isaiah 34:3 meaning and explanation

Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.

Isaiah 34:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 34 opens with a summons to all nations to hear the LORD's case, but the judgment narrows to Edom, Israel's long-standing rival. These lines describe the aftermath of battle in vivid prophetic imagery: the dead lie unburied, the stench rises, and blood runs down the mountains like water.

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