Translations
Modern
Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And their slain will be thrown out, and from their corpses their stench will rise, and the mountains will flow with their blood.
Latin
Interfecti eorum projicientur, et de cadaveribus eorum ascendet fœtor; tabescent montes a sanguine eorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.
Notes
Leaving a dead body unburied was shameful.
This prophecy of judgment was against the nations at the terrifying day of the Lord (see study note on Isaiah 2:5–22; see also Isaiah 63:1–6).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC